“It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in ’em,” said Captain Jim. “When I ponder on them seeds I don’t find it nowise hard to believe that we’ve got souls that’ll live in other worlds. You couldn’t hardly believe there was life in them tiny things, some no bigger than grains of dust, let alone colour and scent, if you hadn’t seen the miracle, could you?” ~ L. M. Montgomery, Anne’s House of Dreams
(Lucy Montgomery was the author of Anne of Green Gables; the House of Dreams is the fifth in her series of nine books about Anne Shirley. Captain Jim was the lighthouse keeper.)
theresagreen said:
Perfect quote – I read and loved all the Anne of Green Gables books, but so long ago. I agree that often seedheads are as striking as the flowers.
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sconzani said:
I wondered about reading the books again after reading that quote but they probably wouldn’t be the same now and I don’t want to spoil my good memories. 🙂
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Mike Robinson said:
And the seeds can look as attractive as the flowers…
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sconzani said:
Exactly right, Mike! 🙂
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