I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

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I (Jim) wrote this too: That is why I carry my iphone camera with me at all times – to take photos of nature. Months or years later, when sitting in my comfortable chair in a vacant or pensive mood, I can fill my heart with the pleasant beauty of God’s nature:

The mirrored lake’s water broken by the nose & eyes of a gator – see it?

Mom says – “This place is dangerous. Let’s get out of here.  There is a human by the house and a gator in the lake.”  Do you see his eyes and nose sticking out of the water?

This guy made me smile – because I think he is smiling.

He just crawled out of the lake – brought a lot of green growth with him – that green is not really part of him.

Another lake edge dweller – Look at his green – in this case it is part of him.

Hiding among the green stuff

Or is he really hiding? Two are watching him.

I really see a smiling face here – Do you?

Family boat returning and a goose family leaving – on a collision course – Oh my

No problem – goose mom said -“Hold-up” – Collision avoided!

Beautiful!

Did the grass push up the mushroom or did the mushroom try to push the grass down and failed?

Back in my house after the early evening rain storm – & it is beautiful.

As you swing thru life – take time to study nature around you – Snap a photo of it – a year later, sit in your comfortable chair and enjoy your nature again.