“A friend can be far away, but is always near.”
~ Anonymous
“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?”
~ Kahlil Gibran
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.”
~ James 4:8b
“Even if you are far away you are always close to my heart.”
~ Anonymous
SimplySage 
Coreen
/ September 9, 2012Love the first photo. If you look close the sky between the trees are heart shaped. 😉
SimplySage
/ September 9, 2012Wow, I completely missed that, Coreen. Thank you for that contribution!
Peace,
Alexandria
Riina Vaikmaa
/ September 9, 2012Lovely photos.
SimplySage
/ September 9, 2012Thank you, Riina.
Amy
/ September 9, 2012Poetically beautiful! Thank you!
SimplySage
/ September 9, 2012Thank you, Amy. I’m glad you appreciated the poetry part. Great to see you again!
Ellie at Emerald Pie
/ September 9, 2012Great post. I love those inspirational sayings.
SimplySage
/ September 9, 2012Thank you, Ellie. Nice to see you again!
Rick Diffley
/ September 9, 2012Love the first image! Good group of images.
SimplySage
/ September 11, 2012Thank you, Rick. I appreciate compliments from such an accomplished photographer as yourself.
pix & kardz
/ September 9, 2012beautiful collection of images. thanks for sharing.
SimplySage
/ September 11, 2012Thank you. Thanks for stopping by.
Peace,
Alexandria
SimplySage
/ September 11, 2012Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed them!
frizztext
/ September 10, 2012hi Alexandria,
we all hope, that God is near – and the devil far away …
thank you for your wise comment at
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/911-the-clash-of-religions/
SimplySage
/ September 11, 2012He is near—one prayer away.
Thanks for your comments.
Peace,
Alexandria
Aian Ramos
/ September 11, 2012Really nice photos, the one with the moon is my favorite, 🙂
SimplySage
/ September 11, 2012Thank you so much. I’m glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by.
Peace,
Alexandria
lizeccentric7
/ September 13, 2012Hope you win, and lovely as always, and yes I am back to normal now, thank God!
🙂
Naomi Baltuck
/ September 18, 2012Sagely said! Beautiful photos, and I love the accompanying words.
SimplySage
/ September 18, 2012Thank you, Naomi. So nice of you to drop by. Thanks for the comment and the like!
SimplySage
/ September 23, 2012Thank you, Naomi. I’m so glad you liked it all.
Thanks for stopping by.
Peace,
Alexandria
island traveler
/ September 22, 2012Just a delight to the heart. Inspiring words and breathtaking images. Yes, distant is but a number, what matters is that we hold our families and friends close to our hearts.
SimplySage
/ September 23, 2012I’m glad you liked it. I never thought about distance being just a number, but you are absolutely right. Knowing that makes all the difference.
Thanks for your visits and comments.
Fergiemoto
/ October 3, 2012True friendship does not know geographical distance.
Lovely post!
SimplySage
/ October 3, 2012Agree. It does not.
Thanks again for dropping in!
eof737
/ October 8, 2012Such gorgeous photos… and set beautifully in nature 😉
menomama3
/ June 23, 2013Your photos have a light, airy feel to them. Lovely.
SimplySage
/ June 23, 2013Thank you so much. Nice of you to comment on that aspect!