The phrase, “Variety is the spice of life,” is attributed to William Cowper. He included it in a poem he wrote in 1785. However, that phrase was only the first part of the line.
The complete line of the poem reads:
“Variety’s the spice of life,
That gives it all its flavor.”
Apparently, this household likes vanilla.
© Bruce Stambaugh 2025
Fog in the valleys,
a golden sunrise backdrop
silhouettes the hills.
Bruce Stambaugh
Oct. 9, 2011
Boisterous, brassy,
young redheaded woodpecker
posed for photo op.
Bruce Stambaugh
August 30, 2011
Toddler granddaughter
Spots dihedral overhead,
Points, declares, “Airplane!”
Bruce Stambaugh
August 28, 2011
Doe nibbled at the
sea of alfalfa while I
ate my egg salad.
Bruce Stambaugh
August 25, 2011
“Hold my hand, Poppy.”
The sweetest words ever heard
on my daily stroll.
Bruce Stambaugh
August 19, 2011
Beside oat soldiers
squads of geese, ducks and shorebirds
glean the marshy field.
Bruce Stambaugh
August 16, 2011
Swallows encircle
the farmer and his mower,
a whirling harvest.
Bruce Stambaugh
July 30, 2011
Warbling mother wren,
fledglings rattle from gourd house.
Satisfaction reigns.
Bruce Stambaugh
July 29, 2011
Compassion is not
fully understood until
it’s humbly received.
Bruce Stambaugh
June 12, 2011
Wildlife photos from the Chesapeake Bay region
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