no shrinking violet! Colourful Threads of Life / 13/10/2014 In kindly showers and sunshine bud The branches of the dull gray wood; Out from its sunned and sheltered nooks The blue eye of the violet looks. — John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 – 1892) — American poet and author Share this:FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestWhatsAppEmailSkypePrintLike this:Like Loading...