Richard Jefferies Quote

The first conscious thought about wild flowers was to find out their names - the first conscious pleasure - and then I began to see so many that I had not previously noticed. Once you wish to identify them there is nothing escapes, down to the little white chickweed of the path and the moss of the wall.


The Open Air, Wild Flowers (pp. 36-37)


The first conscious thought about wild flowers was to find out their names - the first conscious pleasure - and then I began to see so many that I...

The first conscious thought about wild flowers was to find out their names - the first conscious pleasure - and then I began to see so many that I...

The first conscious thought about wild flowers was to find out their names - the first conscious pleasure - and then I began to see so many that I...

The first conscious thought about wild flowers was to find out their names - the first conscious pleasure - and then I began to see so many that I...