~ Having a little Fun with Color ~
Sunday
Using Them All
Labels:
butterfly,
colorful,
DistressedFx,
Mandarin Orange Monday
The Fragrance Of Joy
Labels:
butterfly,
DistressedFx,
joy,
Painted Lady Butterfly
Saturday
Renewal
spring......the season of renewal when the earth sheds its winter cloak, flowers bloom, and the heart feels as though everything is once again imaginable.
Friday
Spread Some Sunshine
Seeing The World With Wonder
And may you imagine only good things.
On His Crown
Snowflakes gathered
a mix of
Rosy and White
Labels:
bird,
bird watching,
falling snow,
House Finch,
Kerri's words,
Male House Finch,
snowflakes,
wonder
Thursday
Listen and You Will Hear Them
Labels:
blessings,
blooms,
Blossoms,
butterfly,
quote on pic,
Rumi quote,
Spring,
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Wednesday
Spring Sings
Labels:
bird,
bird watching,
birds in my yard,
DistressedFx,
singing,
Song Sparrow,
Spring
Tuesday
Never Stop Trying
~ Babe Ruth
After MANY Strike Outs - I got very very close to the "in flight" shot that I've been trying to capture.
Labels:
bird in flight,
bird watching,
birds,
keep trying,
tufted titmouse,
wings,
wings in motion
Red on the Wing
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
DistressedFx,
nature,
quote on pic,
red-winged blackbird,
Spring
Monday
Snow Birds and Snow Blossoms
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Downy and Red-bellied Woodpecker Sharing Nicely |
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Mrs Red looking pretty as the snow falls
Snow on the Maple Blossoms
All of these were taken during one of our Spring Snows
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
~ Doug Larson
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
birds in the snow,
Cardinal,
downy woodpecker,
falling snow,
Female Cardinal,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Snow,
spring snow
Sunday
Bee Fly on a Blossom
-Robin Williams
This is a bee fly drinking from a blossom (not sure what kind of blossom). When I first saw this little bee fly I thought it was a baby hummingbird moth. It is actually a bee mimic
More info on the bee fly - HERE
Labels:
bee fly,
blooms,
bomb fly,
insect,
insect macro,
Macro,
Macro Monday,
nature,
spring blossoms
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
June Wildflower
The petals remind me of little hearts.
Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people.
Leave people better than you found them.
― Marvin J. Ashton
Labels:
forgiving,
hearts in nature,
nurture,
Rough-fruited Cinquefoil,
wildflower,
Wildflower Identification
Saturday
With Wings
Labels:
birds,
birds in flight,
encourage,
encouragement quote,
Geese In Flight,
quote on pic,
Rumi quote
Finding Joy
Joy is found in the simple and ordinary things of life: the smile of a newborn baby, the kiss from a sweet new puppy, and the warm sunshine on a spring day.
~ Marie Cornelio
And I would add to that - Joy is found in the Birds!
Labels:
birds,
DistressedFx,
joy,
nature,
Spring,
tufted titmouse,
Weekly Top Shot
Friday
Standing Where I Am
to be blessed.
~ Mary Oliver
Labels:
blessings,
Red-bellied Woodpecker,
wings,
wings in motion
Flying High
And I learned to wander. I learned what every dreaming child needs to know -- that no horizon is so far that you cannot get above it or beyond it.
~ Beryl Markham
Labels:
bird in flight,
Crow in flight,
DistressedFx,
in flight,
sky,
Skywatch Friday
Thursday
Time To Be
Labels:
DistressedFx,
dreams,
Hummingbird Moth,
insect,
Just Be,
Thursday Favorite Things
Wednesday
The Eloquence of Silence
Labels:
Canada Goose,
Izaak Walton Park,
quote on pic,
Reflection,
Rumi quote,
Rurality,
silence
Tuesday
A Dream Come True
~ Lisa Fantino
This little Wood Duck is A LIFER for me - seen 03-16-13.
I was VERY far away so I had to crop the image closely - not as sharp as I would have liked. Still - a dream come true!
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
dream come true,
duck,
Izaak Walton Park,
Life bird,
Wood duck
Monday
Nourishment Of The Soul
Love is the nourishment of your soul.
~ Osho
Carolina Wren and his nourishment - dried meal worm.
I wasn't sure if they would like the "freeze dried" kind - but they do!!
Labels:
bird behavior,
Carolina Wren,
living,
love,
nature,
nourishment,
Osho quote,
soul
Paint Bliss
Life in itself is an empty canvas; it becomes whatsoever you paint on it. You can paint misery, you can paint bliss. This freedom is your glory.
~ Osho
This image pretty much sums up BLISS to me
This is a Black Vulture in flight.
Labels:
bird in flight,
black vulture,
bliss,
DistressedFx,
in flight,
soar,
vulture in flight
Sunday
Unfold Your Own Myth
Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.
~ Rumi
The Original Image of this Red-spotted Purple Butterfly is - HERE
Linking with Macro Monday
Riches in Nature
To be poor and be without trees, is to be the most starved human being in the world. To be poor and have trees, is to be completely rich in ways that money can never buy.
~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Saturday
Refreshing
Falling gently on your head, refreshing your soul
With the sweetness of little flowers newly blooming.
May the strength of the winds of Heaven bless you,
Carrying the rain to wash your spirit clean
Sparkling after in the sunlight.
May the blessing of God's earth be on you,
And as you walk the roads,
May you always have a kind word
for those you meet.
Labels:
droplets,
FAA,
heart shaped leaf,
hearts in nature,
Irish Blessing,
leaves,
Macro,
nature,
rain drops,
St. Patrick's Day
Join The Dance
~ Alan Watts
Labels:
Black Butterfly,
butterfly,
FAA,
Spring,
swallowtail butterfly,
wildflower,
Wildflower Identification
Friday
Serenity
Labels:
Acceptance,
bird watching,
birds,
Bisset Park,
carolina chickadee,
Radford Virginia,
Serenity
Thursday
Coming Into Yellow
-- it is a happiness to dream.
~ Edgar Allan Poe
Labels:
American Goldfinch,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Edgar Allan Poe quote,
FAA,
happiness,
nature
All Will Be Well
Make your peace with that and all will be well.
~Buddha
From emptiness, new life begins
seeds are scattered
blown onto fertile ground
to rise up again
the home of
A Monarch
~ Empty Milkweed Pods whose seeds will become new Milkweed -
which is the host plant of a the Monarch caterpillar/Butterfly ~
Wednesday
Bluebird of Happiness
Indeed, this bird seems incapable of uttering a harsh note, or of doing a spiteful, ill-tempered thing.
John Burroughs, The Bluebird, 1867
~ Heritage Park - Blacksburg, Virginia ~
Labels:
03-09-13,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Blacksburg Virginia,
Bluebird,
Heritage Park,
John Burroughs,
John Burroughs quote
Tuesday
Birds Play Keep Away
Tufted Titmouse plays Keep Away
with a White-breasted Nuthatch
We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play.
~ Charles Schaefer
Labels:
birds,
birds in flight,
fun,
play,
tufted titmouse,
White-breasted Nuthatch,
Wild Bird Wednesday
Inspired
Large or small, our actions forge our futures, hopefully inspiring others along the way.
~ Howard Schultz
Reena at Missing Moments inspired me by posting some awesome images made with DistressedFX. (iphone/ipad ap) That is what I used on the Vulture above.
Hope you have a wonderful and INSPIRED day!
inspirational art
Labels:
Art Edit,
bird watching,
birds,
birds in flight,
Bisset Park,
black vulture,
DistressedFx,
inspiration,
inspired,
Radford Virginia
Monday
View Along the Huckleberry Trail
View from Bridge along the Huckleberry Trail
More info on this Trail found - HERE
More info on this Trail found - HERE
When people first discover beauty, they tend to linger. Even if they don’t at first recognize it for what it is.
~ Sherwood Smith
Labels:
discovery,
Huckleberry Trail,
trail,
trees
Sunday
Harmony
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.
~Marcus Aurelius
Print Available - HERE
Viper's Bugloss: Blueweed
― Tom Giaquinto
My trusty Field Guide to Wildflowers tells me this flowers from June to October.
This image was taken in June. This is a Tall plant and grows from 1 to 2 1/2 feet tall.
Saturday
Immeasurable
The unknown is not measurable by the known. Time cannot measure the timeless, the eternal, that immensity which has no beginning and no end... when we try to measure something which is not measurable, we only get caught in words.
Labels:
bird in flight,
creative,
FAA,
minimalistic,
tree swallow,
tree swallow in flight
Friday
Nightshade
There came to the making of man
Time, with a gift of tears;
Grief, with a glass that ran;
Pleasure, with pain for leaven;
Summer, with flowers that fell;
Remembrance, fallen from heaven,
And madness risen from hell;
Strength without hands to smite;
Love that endures for a breath;
Night, the shadow of light,
And Life, the shadow of death.
~Algernon Charles Swinburne
This is my first time reading anything by this author and I think I could probably read this poem for years and find something "revealing" in it each time I read it. Sometimes it's like that .... sometimes things just speak to me... is it ever that way with you?
The image is that of the Nightshade family of wildflowers. My Field Guide to Wildflowers tells me it's called by several names:
Labels:
FAA,
Macro,
nature,
nightshade,
poem,
wildflower,
Wildflower Identification
Thursday
Awakenings
Awake, thou wintry earth -
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn
Linking with PhotoArt Friday
Southern Gaura Wildflower - Bee Blossom
~ B.B. King
I'm learning a lot pouring over my Field Guide to Wildflowers
I believe I've got this one figured out as Southern Gaura
also known as Southern Bee Blossom.
If I'm wrong - please let me know!
Labels:
bee,
flowers,
pollen,
Southern Bee Blossom,
Southern Gaura,
wildflower,
Wildflower Identification
Wednesday
Poetry Within
There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it
~ Gustave Flaubert
I like to hope that my images depict just a small part of the poetry of nature.
A slightly different version - HERE
A slightly different version - HERE
Labels:
butterfly,
FAA,
nature,
Red-spotted Purple butterfly,
wildflower
Journey with Friends
Labels:
bird watching,
birds,
birds in flight,
Goldfinch,
goldfinch couple
Tuesday
Bird Behavior
White-breasted Nuthatch letting the White-throated sparrow know that he is not very keen on sharing.
Labels:
backyard birding,
bird behavior,
birds,
nature,
White throated sparrow,
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Cowbird
Labels:
bird watching,
birds,
Brown-headed Cowbird,
Cowbird,
FAA,
iridescent feathers
Monday
Red-bellied NOT Red-headed
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
― Thich Nhat Hanh
Even though he DOES have a Red head - this shot shows why he's called a Red-bellied Woodpecker.
More of my Woodpecker images - HERE
― Thich Nhat Hanh
Even though he DOES have a Red head - this shot shows why he's called a Red-bellied Woodpecker.
More of my Woodpecker images - HERE
Sunday
Sky Bound
Labels:
American Goldfinch,
birds,
love,
love quote,
Rumi quote,
wildflower
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- Using Them All
- The Fragrance Of Joy
- Renewal
- Spread Some Sunshine
- Seeing The World With Wonder
- Listen and You Will Hear Them
- Spring Sings
- Never Stop Trying
- Red on the Wing
- Snow Birds and Snow Blossoms
- Bee Fly on a Blossom
- Rough-fruited Cinquefoil
- With Wings
- Finding Joy
- Standing Where I Am
- Flying High
- Time To Be
- The Eloquence of Silence
- A Dream Come True
- Tread Softly
- Nourishment Of The Soul
- Paint Bliss
- Unfold Your Own Myth
- Riches in Nature
- Refreshing
- Join The Dance
- Unfold and Expand
- Serenity
- Coming Into Yellow
- All Will Be Well
- Bluebird of Happiness
- Birds Play Keep Away
- Inspired
- View Along the Huckleberry Trail
- Spring Blooms
- Harmony
- Viper's Bugloss: Blueweed
- Immeasurable
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- Southern Gaura Wildflower - Bee Blossom
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- Bird Behavior
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