The splendor of the Atlantic Ocean meets the edge of the shore at Folly Field Beach Park, Hilton Head Island in the Lowcountry of South Carolina on a beautiful late October morning.
“Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.”
~ Maya Angelou
~ 1928 ~ 2014
Bleeding hearts dance in the spring breeze on a beautiful April afternoon along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).
I captured this shot this after setting out from the Cementon Trailhead of the D&L Trail in Cementon, Pennsylvania, part of the Asher F. Boyer Eagle Trail section of the D&L.
Bleeding hearts are shade-loving woodland plants that bloom in the cool of spring. Although they stay in bloom for several weeks, the plants often become ephemeral, disappearing for the rest of the summer if exposed to too much sun or heat. The roots are still alive, though, and the plant will regrow in the fall or the following spring. The fringed-leaf varieties of bleeding heart repeat-bloom throughout the summer.
Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
~ Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
~ 1912 ~ 2007
~ First Lady of the United States of America
~ 1963 ~ 1969
~ Second Lady of the United States of America
~ 1961 ~ 1963
Lady Bird Johnson contributed to spreading hope & beautifying America by promoting the use of wildflowers along the highways of the nation. She was an advocate for beautifying the nation’s cities & highways, and the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 was informally known as “Lady Bird’s Bill.” It was the pet project of the First Lady, who believed that beauty, & generally clean streets, would make the United States a better place to live.
Beautiful tulips are in full bloom in Lower Manhattan on a gorgeous mid-April afternoon in New York City ~ The Big Apple.
