Another Little Drop

I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy. 

~ Paula Cole

More of my Droplet Macros - HERE 

Female Cardinal

This little lady came for a visit

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. 

-  Walter Hagen

More of my Female Cardinal Images - HERE 

Increasing Elegance

Prettiness fades after a few years, 
but elegance only increases with age.

~ Anne Gracie

Imagination Leaf

Logic will get you from A to Z; 
imagination will get you everywhere.

― Albert Einstein 

I could look at the veins on a leaf forever.....
they are like little roads leading to unknown destinations.

Waiting To Drop

~
Waiting to drop
 Time stood still
~

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I have been a bit scarce in blogland. I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with

my father who was hospitalized on Tuesday night.

He is doing much better now and it's possible he will be released tomorrow.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I hope to be

back to normal blogging in a few days.

Christmas Memories

Memories of Christmas past
favorite ornaments
hanging on the tree 

Be Happy In The Moment

Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
 ~ Mother Teresa

More of my Macro Photography - HERE 

Honor

No person was ever honored for what he received.

Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
~ Calvin Coolidge

Skipper Takes a Drink

An "up close" look at a Skipper taking a drink.

The happiest people don’t worry too much about whether life is fair or not, they just get on with it. 

~Andrew Matthews

Get Carried Away

People who never get carried away should be. 

~ Malcolm Forbes

Oh to have the energy and enthusiasm 
of a Tufted Titmouse!  

They are one of the sweetest little birds around!

Bare Trees

When one sees the tree in leaf, one thinks the beauty of the tree is in it's leaves, and then one sees the bare tree.

Sarah Brana Barak

At the Pond

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. 

 - Stanley Horowitz

From Small Beginnings....

From small beginnings come great things.

~Author Unknown

Watercolor Version Available - HERE 

Just for the Joy

A flower blossoms for its own joy.

~ Oscar Wilde

Butterfly On Milkweed

Everything changes, but beauty remains.

― Kelly Clarkson

On The Farm

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all. 
~  John Greenleaf Whittier 

An Artsy Version Available - HERE 

Sit a Spell

Take rest; 
a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
 ~Ovid

As many of you know, I LOVE benches!

I do not see empty benches as lonely. I see them as

Inviting, Peaceful, Restful, Stress-less (is that a word?)

Maybe my all time favorite description for an empty bench is

Comforting!

To See Takes Time

Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven't time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. 
~ Georgia O'Keeffe

I am very intrigued by the unique shapes 
that are seen in nature.

I love all of the curves and curly-qs I see around me.

Whispers of Beauty

 Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall. 

 ~Dr. SunWolf