I held my breath as we do sometimes
to stop time
when something wonderful has touched us
~ Mary Oliver
to stop time
when something wonderful has touched us
~ Mary Oliver
Wednesday
A Moment's Peace
A moment's truth
Can and shall make the world beautiful.
A moment's peace
Can and shall save the world.
A moment's love
Can and shall make the world perfect.
Monday
Apparent Silence
Everything in life is speaking in spite of its apparent silence.
~ Hazrat Inayat Khan
Another Wildflower for ID - I believe this one is Spotted Jewelweed.
Linking with Macro Monday
Sunday
If You Take A Flower In Your Hand .....
If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for a moment.
~ Georgia O'Keeffe
Artistic Version Available - HERE
Darkness and Silence
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.
- Helen Keller
Print Available - HERE
Saturday
Wildflowers Make Me Happy
Everything holds its breath except spring. She bursts through as strong as ever.
~ B.M. Bower
Friday
Happiness in the Little Things
A happy life is made up of little things...a gift sent, a letter written, a call made, a recommendation given, transportation provided, a cake made, a book lent, a check sent.
~ Carol Holmes
And I would add to this quote that Happiness is also made up of Redbud trees in bloom in the Spring.
Normally in bloom around mid to end of April in my area
Startling
To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
~ Emily Dickinson
Sunset from my front porch.
Thursday
The Way We Look At Things
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
~ Wayne W. Dyer
Has this ever happened to you? You are snapping away and suddenly your subject looks your way like he KNOWS you're doing something behind that glass door (yes it's distorted a bit because I took it thru the sliding glass door)
I thought it was quite a "questioning" pose for this Robin.
Wednesday
Just for the Sake of Smiling
Maybe we should remember to smile more often. You know, just for the sake of smiling.
~ Gabe Berman
I think this is EXCELLENT advice!
It's hard to be in a bad mood when you've got your smile on!
Viceroy Butterfly
Tuesday
Look Past Your Thoughts
~ Rumi
Black and White Warbler
To pay attention,
this is our endless and proper work.
~ Mary Oliver
My one and only sighting
This was taken at Bisset Park in Radford, Virginia - a GREAT place for birds! I had not identified him at that time - but I do believe he is a Black and White Warbler.
This was taken at Bisset Park in Radford, Virginia - a GREAT place for birds! I had not identified him at that time - but I do believe he is a Black and White Warbler.
More Info on the Black and White Warbler is found - HERE
Monday
Infinite Possibility
The future is simply infinite possibility waiting to happen. What it waits on is human imagination to crystallize its possibility.
~ Leland Kaiser
Sunday
Magical Moment
Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible.
~ Paulo Coelho
Dragonfly captured in flight over the pond at the Izaak Walton Park
It's ALWAYS magical to catch a dragonfly in flight - and the bokeh over the pond was an added bonus!
Saturday
To Add A Little Cheer
That I may not in blindness grope,
But that I may with vision clear
Know when to speak a word of hope
Or add a little wholesome cheer.
S.E. Kiser
Wonders of Nature
My wonder button is being pushed all the time.
- Carl Sagan
Eastern tailed Blue Butterfly
Friday
Do Not Be Discouraged
Experts are simply master mistake-makers. They simply weren't discouraged by their countless initial mistakes.
~ Brandon A. Trean
Almost.....I almost got the ENTIRE bird - in this case - a Tufted Titmouse. But, it was not meant to be. I have often thought I would post my bird "bloopers" - shots I've taken hoping to get these amazing creatures in flight - that usually come out with just half the bird showing. This time I managed to at least get his head in the shot.
I'll Keep Trying :)
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Celebrate!
~ Oprah Winfrey
Red Admiral Butterfly
Sunday
What Matters
In the end nothing we do or say in this lifetime will matter as much as the way we have loved one another.
~Daphne Rose Kingma
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Wishing you a Day filled with Peace, Joy, and LOVE!
Saturday
You Can
You Can
~ Stephen Richards
Monarch Caterpillar from 06-09-12 - stretching to reach another leaf.
The Only Choice
~ Author Unknown
Friday
Sing The Song In Your Heart
It doesn't matter what you did or where you were...it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and NEVER let anyone shut you up!!
~ Steve Maraboli
Thursday
Beautiful Thoughts
Give pleasure. Lose no chance in giving pleasure. For that is the ceaseless and anonymous triumph of a truly loving spirit.
Henry Drummond
I've recently "found" Henry Drummond. In his book "Beautiful Thoughts" he shares beautiful and uplifting words like the ones above. This book is a FREE download from Amazon (you can click on the link above to go directly to it). If you don't have a kindle - you can download the free kindle app for your computer. The main theme is that LOVE is the Greatest Thing in the World. Henry was a Christian Evangelist - but whatever your faith - If you are in need of a little "uplifting" this book is for you.
A Version of this print Available - HERE
A Version of this print Available - HERE
Wednesday
Let Us Begin
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
~ Mother Teresa
Thoughts of past regrets
Poison the time that is now
Remember
Today is a New Day
Tuesday
Accept Yourself
Accept yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses, your truths, and know what tools you have to fulfill your purpose.
― Steve Maraboli
FemaleDowny Woodpecker using her tail to balance on the feeder.
Beneath the Wings of Time
Oh! weep not that our beauty wears
Beneath the wings of Time;
That age o'erclouds the brow with cares
That once was raised sublime...
But mourn the inward wreck we feel
As hoary years depart,
And Time's effacing fingers steal
Young feelings from the heart!
~Robert Montgomery
Monday
Catching Snowflakes
-- Dr. Who
Print Available - HERE
I have a tendency to Humanize my bird friends . Doesn't this
little Carolina Wren look like he's trying to catch snowflakes in his beak .....
like we use to do when we were kids..... like some of us still do :)
Sunday
Variegated Fritillary Butterfly
"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine."
The Smile Is The Beginning Of Love
Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
