THE VILLAGE VOICE

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year." ~ Mark Twain GERBERA DAISY "When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment." ~ Georgia O'Keefe , New York Post (1946)

"This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four." ~Mark Twain 'Earth's Dark Breast' April Gift ~ in time Lungwart ( Pulmonaria ), Tulipa tarda , Bergenia , Trillium, Primrose Yoshino Cherry, Cherry blossom, Wood Anemone, Pansy, t. Tarda Japanese painted fern, Myrtle, Tulip, Pachysandra, Johnny-jump-ups Primrose, Hyacinth, Yoshino Cherry tree, fern, Tulips Fern, Yoshino Cherry Tree, Tulip face, Whimsy frog, Shadblow ( a few of April's many gifts ) "And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest." ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley (The Sensitive Plant) (Join Carolyn for Garden Bloggers' Muse Day )