Monday
Standing Tall
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Harriet Woods quote,
leaf,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Snow,
standing tall
Sunday
Dove in the Blossoms
It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew, and in that there is joy.
― Jiddu Krishnamurti
Labels:
backyard birding,
bird,
bird watching,
birds,
Mourning Dove,
nature,
outdoors,
Spring
Saturday
Posing in the Pines
(American Robin)
Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!
~ L.H. Bailey
Print Available - HERE
Yesterday the twig was brown and bare;
To-day the glint of green is there;
Tomorrow will be leaflets spare;
I know no thing so wondrous fair,
No miracle so strangely rare.
I wonder what will next be there!
~ L.H. Bailey
Print Available - HERE
Labels:
backyard birding,
bird,
Blacksburg Virginia,
FAA,
L.H. Bailey quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Robin,
Spring
Friday
Drying His Feathers
All the windows of my heart I open to the day.
~ John Greenleaf Whittier
~ John Greenleaf Whittier
Labels:
bird,
bird behaviour,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Blacksburg Virginia,
John Greenleaf Whittier quote,
nature,
quote,
tufted titmouse
Thursday
Each Moment .....
Each moment is a place you've never been.
~ Mark Strand
~ Mark Strand
Labels:
bird,
bird behaviour,
birding,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Deerfield Trail,
Mark Strand quote,
Moments,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Wednesday
Honey From the Moment
I expect some new phases of life this summer, and shall try to get the honey from each moment.
~Lucy Stone
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall - I'm striving for the
"honey from each moment".
PRINT AVAILABLE - HERE
"honey from each moment".
PRINT AVAILABLE - HERE
Labels:
Blacksburg Virginia,
butterfly,
FAA,
Gateway Trail,
Lucy Stone quote,
Monarch,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
wings,
Wings on Wednesday
Tuesday
Each Day is a Gift
Eastern Bluebird
Every day you are alive is a special occasion.
Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.
~Mary Manin Morrissey
Print Available - HERE
Every day you are alive is a special occasion.
Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.
~Mary Manin Morrissey
Print Available - HERE
Labels:
12-2010,
bird,
birding,
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge,
Bluebird,
Cambridge Maryland,
gift,
Life,
Life quote,
Male Bluebird,
Mary Manin Morrissey quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote
Monday
Remain Hopeful
Labels:
backyard birding,
birding,
birds,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Carolina Wren,
hopeful,
humble,
nature,
outdoors,
quote
Sunday
Elusive Moments

~ Alan Watts
One of the most elusive birds I have encountered - a Brown Creeper. They flit here and there - never in one spot very long - AND - they blend in with the trees.
They have GREAT Camo!
One of the most elusive birds I have encountered - a Brown Creeper. They flit here and there - never in one spot very long - AND - they blend in with the trees.
They have GREAT Camo!
Labels:
Alan Watts quote,
bird,
bird watching,
birding,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Brown Creeper,
elusiveness,
Huckleberry Trail,
nature,
outdoors
Saturday
Invest in Goodness
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
~Henry David Thoreau
A perfect spot for a Pine Siskin ~ In the Pines.
A quote that has absolutely nothing to do with the pic -
but EVERYTHING to do with each of us.
but EVERYTHING to do with each of us.
Labels:
backyard birding,
bird,
bird in the pines,
birds,
birdwatching,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Henry David Thoreau,
nature,
outdoors,
Pine Siskin,
quote
Friday
A Song Found
Labels:
bird,
birding,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Deerfield Trail,
Friday Feathers,
nature,
outdoors,
singing,
song,
Song Sparrow
Thursday
Imagination Took the Reins
Imagination took the reins, and Reason, slow-paced, though surefooted, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion.- Fanny Burney
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Blacksburg,
Fanny Burney quote,
Imagination,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Virginia,
white breasted nuthatch
Wednesday
Creativity Is ...
"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."
- Mary Lou Cook
- Mary Lou Cook
Labels:
Canada Geesse,
creativity,
creativity quote,
Hinton,
landing,
Mary Lou Cook quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
water,
wings,
Wings on Wednesday,
WV
Tuesday
Remaining Silent

~Dalai Lama
Labels:
Dalai Lama quote,
impression,
leaf,
quote,
silence,
silent,
Snow
Monday
Nature's Heart
Labels:
Damselfly,
damselfly heart,
Elenora Duse quote,
heart,
heart in nature,
insect,
nature,
outdoors,
quote
Sunday
The Greatest Science
~Mother Teresa
A little bit of love ~ smooths the rough edges.
A little bit of love ~ smooths the rough edges.
Another "heart shape" I have found in nature ..... can you see it?
Labels:
heart shaped leaf,
hearts in nature,
leaf,
love,
Mother Teresa quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote
Saturday
Friday
Wings in Flight

~ Victor Hugo
A Blue-headed Vireo spreads his wings.
Labels:
bird in flight,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
blue headed vireo,
Life bird,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Victor Hugo quote
Thursday
The Seeds of Today
Powerful words in such a short quote.
Wednesday
Wings Like Tree Bark
"Seeing is a gift that comes with practice."
- Stephanie Mills
A Mourning Cloak Butterfly is one of the first butterflies I see in spring.
Doesn't the underside look like tree bark?
He really blends in with the tree.
Tuesday
Well Balanced
If we could learn how to balance rest against effort, calmness against strain, quiet against turmoil, we would assure ourselves of joy in living and psychological health for life.
- Josephine Rathbone
Finding a balance in life is quite the undertaking! I'm working on it!
Labels:
balance,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Josephine Rathbone quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
squirrel,
wildlife
Monday
Threads in Nature's Tapestry

Labels:
Blacksburg Virginia,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Richard Feynman quote,
spider,
spider web
Sunday
Away from the Crowd
Labels:
birding,
birds,
Bisset Park,
crowds,
Gull,
in flight,
nature,
outdoors,
Radford Virginia
Saturday
Everything is Extraordinary
Labels:
Christiansburg Virginia,
extraordinary,
ladybug,
light,
nature,
outdoors,
sunshine
Friday
Joy in the Morning
White-throated sparrow
I used to love night best but the older I get the more treasures and hope and joy I find in mornings.
~Terri Guillemets
This print available - HERE
Labels:
Blacksburg Virginia,
joy,
morning,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Terri Guillemets quote,
treasure,
White throated sparrow
Thursday
An Unwrinkled Heart
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent -that is to triumph over old age.
~ Thomas Bailey Aldrich
One of my favorite things to do when I am out walking is to try to find "shapes" in nature. Can you see the heart shape in this leaf?
Labels:
Bisset Park,
heart,
heart in nature,
heart shaped leaf,
leaf. heart,
nature,
Nature Shape,
outdoors,
quote,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich quote
Wednesday
Little Things
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
~ John Wooden
When I saw this quote I thought of all the "little" feathers making it possible for this Tufted Titmouse to fly. Birds in flight are a constant fascination to me and any time I can get a shot of one in flight - or in take off mode I am thrilled.
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Bisset Park,
John Wooden quote,
nature,
outdoors,
quote,
Radford Virginia,
tufted titmouse
Tuesday
We Only Have This Moment
We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand... and melting like a snowflake.
Let us use it before it is too late.
- Marie Beynon Ray
More Cardinals - HERE
Labels:
Cardinal,
male cardinal,
Moments,
nature,
outdoors,
Pine Needles,
pine tree,
quote,
Red bird,
Snow,
snow bird,
snowflakes
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- Drying His Feathers
- Each Moment .....
- Honey From the Moment
- Each Day is a Gift
- Remain Hopeful
- Elusive Moments
- Invest in Goodness
- A Song Found
- Imagination Took the Reins
- Creativity Is ...
- Remaining Silent
- Nature's Heart
- The Greatest Science
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