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#Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays #16: Spring

pink rose possibly French Perfume Hybrid Tea

Thank you, Frank for hosting #WQWWC this week. Thank you Amy Rose for your beautiful photos for his post. Here are my quotes and responses for the week.

“Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade”

Charles Dickens
#WQWWC Spring Rose Woodlake Botanical Gardens
Spring rose bush half in shade, have in sun

Spring

Traditional 5-7-5 Cinquain 

Just the right amount
of shade and sun caressing
perfect yellow rose

“You are reborn with the roses, in every spring.”

Juan Ramón Jiménez
#WQWWC Spring Roses from Woodlake Rose Garden

Roses, the Voices of spring

Traditional 5-7-5 Cinquain 

Gentle rays of light
Kiss roses' pink golden cheeks
Drying tears of spring
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Please join me again next Wednesday for #WQWWC #17: Leisure. Check out my #WQWWC page for upcoming topics.

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Marsha

Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince’s sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.

40 responses to “#Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays #16: Spring”

  1. Norah Avatar
    Norah

    Happy spring, Marsha!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Happy spring to you my friend. 🙂

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      1. Norah Avatar
        Norah

        Thanks, Marsha. It’s autumn, or should be, down here. 🙂

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Right. I forget you not right next door.

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          1. Norah Avatar
            Norah

            🤣😂😊

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  2. Rupali Avatar
    Rupali

    Such beautiful roses.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thank you, Rupali. When I lived in Woodlake, California, a small rural town in the center of CA, I volunteered in the Woodlake Rose Garden. I love roses and each bush requires about 90 hours of care per year. There are over 1500 roses, so you can imagine that a small town can’t do it on it’s own. Our Kiwanis group organized a way for us and other service organizations to help care for the roses. It was a huge task, but I think it is finally organized. I am going back there in April or May to see the blooms, so I’ll take lots of pictures. 🙂 Thanks for your response! This was kind of an overkill response to you!

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  3. Lisa Bradshaw Avatar
    Lisa Bradshaw

    Spring always takes a little longer to get here.. 😉

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      After seeing all your snow, it doesn’t surprise me. It seems like it is taking a while here because we are used to spring starting in February in CA.

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  4. Lisa Coleman Avatar
    Lisa Coleman

    We were on the same wavelength. I almost choice the Dickens quote too! Thinking it would be shared, I used Emerson. LOL! The photos are are gorgeous and work perfectly for the quote. 🙂

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    1. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
      Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

      Lisa … thanks for visiting at my end. 🙂

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      1. Lisa Coleman Avatar
        Lisa Coleman

        You are welcome! 🙂

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    2. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks, Lisa. Funny how our minds are working. 🙂

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      1. Lisa Coleman Avatar
        Lisa Coleman

        Sure is! 🙂

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          🙂

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  5. -Eugenia Avatar
    -Eugenia

    Lovely poems and beautiful photos!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thank you so much Eugenia. 🙂

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      1. -Eugenia Avatar
        -Eugenia

        My pleasure, Marsha.

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  6. Retirement Reflections Avatar
    Retirement Reflections

    Beautiful!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thank you Donna. 🙂

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  7. 100 Country Trek Avatar
    100 Country Trek

    Beautiful photos.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks One Hundred. Spring is beautiful no matter where it is. 🙂

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  8. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
    Terri Webster Schrandt

    Perfect quote from Mark Twain, Marsha! I bet you get the daily dose of that changeable weather! Gorgeous roses!!

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    1. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
      Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

      Thanks for stopping by, Terri.

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      1. Marsha Avatar
        Marsha

        Thanks, Terri. 🙂

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    2. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Mark Twain? Well, we are getting some ups and downs in our weather patterns. Today we walked with just a light sweater on and Vince had on a shirt over his t-shirt. It was 62. That’s part of what is nice about spring – change – transitions. 🙂

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      1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
        Terri Webster Schrandt

        Oops, Charles Dickens, lol! Transitions sounds like a great idea for a SS theme!

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          It’s perfect for the time of year and time of life. 🙂 You could link it to your articles on retirement. 🙂

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          1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar
            Terri Webster Schrandt

            Thanks for the reminder for an April theme!

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          2. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            What a fun chat, this morning. I am excited about the two topics I’m going to do for SS. I’m finding lots of kitten pictures as I work through my pictures and get them organized. 🙂

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  9. anne leueen Avatar
    anne leueen

    Such lovely roses! And words so well matched with them.

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  10. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
    Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

    OMG … look at the size of those roses! WOW!!!! … Love the poems and the pictures.

    Hey readers – come on over to take a walk on my friendly beach … and don’t forget to link a post to it as a pingback or paste a link in the comment.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks, Frank! let’s beach walk! 🙂

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  11. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    Beautiful poem and WOW, that picture! ❤️👏👏👏💖💖

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    1. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections Avatar
      Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections

      Cindy … thanks for visiting both Marsha and me.

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      1. Marsha Avatar
        Marsha

        Hi Cindy. You are such a sweetie. Thanks for stopping by both our blogs. 🙂

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      2. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
        Cindy Georgakas

        my pleasure!

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    2. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thank you so much, Cindy! 🙂

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
        Cindy Georgakas

        💖

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  12. Athira Avatar
    Athira

    Woww Marsha..what a combination of that rose and white color👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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