The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude.
Friday
Thursday
An Angry Bird
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Of course this Mockingbird wasn't really angry - but he looked like it - and the "foot stomp" added to the look.
Wednesday
Similar but Different
Both of these are birds (of course), both are females and both are woodpeckers. The one of the left is a Downy Woodpecker and on the right is a Red-bellied Woodpecker -
and they both LOVE the Suet on Snowy days!
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
~ M. Scott Peck
Tuesday
Downy Woodpecker Wings
It is not where we are going or where we have been.
Sometimes the beauty
is in that very moment....
the spreading of our wings.
Monday
His Best Side Perhaps?
I wake up every morning
with a great desire to live joyfully.
with a great desire to live joyfully.
— Anna Howard Shaw
Print Available - HERE
Sunday
Free February 2014 Calendar Download
The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
– Ashley Montagu
Here is a Free February 2014 Calendar Download
If you would like the jpg file of this calendar -
just leave a comment with your email address and I will send you the full size (about 9" x 10") via email - for you to download and print or to save as wallpaper for your desktop.
just leave a comment with your email address and I will send you the full size (about 9" x 10") via email - for you to download and print or to save as wallpaper for your desktop.
Saturday
Discovering New Regions
- Kahlil Gibran
Mourning Dove with snowflakes on her feathers
Friday
Moon Behind The Branches
rising
was
Sun
the
As
The
Moon
was
setting
To be great, be whole;
Exclude nothing, exaggerate nothing that is not you.
Be whole in everything. Put all you are
Into the smallest thing you do.
So, in each lake, the moon shines with splendor
Because it blooms up above."
— Fernando Pessoa
Thursday
Tiny Bird on a Snowy Branch
Looking out the sliding glass door I saw a tiny bird "flitting around" on the branches .....
A closer crop and you can see it is a Golden-crowned Kinglet. I had never seen one in the snow before.
Even in the snow they blend in pretty well with their surroundings.
...the poem of the world is uninterrupted, but few are the ears that hear it.
― Henry David Thoreau
Wednesday
Sharing With Others
Mr and Mrs House Finch in the snow ....you can barely see her but she is there :)
What is most important is to find peace and to share it with others. To have peace, you can begin by walking peacefully. Everything depends on your steps.
Tuesday
Fun in the Snow
Juvie White-crowned Sparrow (I think)
wondering what that white stuff is!
In December I got a new "Bridge" camera - similar to a point and shoot but it has a super Zoom Lens and takes video. Below is one of my first videos shot with the camera (I'm still learning).
I thought it was nice that yet again the birds are being sweet and sharing with each other! And you can see that the snow was coming down at quite a clip!
Oh, and the camera is a Canon SX50HS
The shot above and the video below were both taken through the sliding glass door.
Monday
Wings in the Wild
In our daily lives, we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but the gratefulness that makes us happy.
~ Albert Clarke
White-breasted Nuthatch takes flight.
Sunday
Surrounded by Hearts
Hearts understand in ways minds cannot.
― Louis Wilson
Blue Jay surrounded by heart shaped leaves..... well, they look like hearts to me :)
More of my "Heart" images - HERE
More of my "Heart" images - HERE
Saturday
Female Red-winged Blackbird
I believe in the uncommon, the unusual and unlikely, even the miraculous. I believe in nearly all things except impossibilities. That I can't fathom.
- Richelle E. Goodrich - Smile Anyway
Having a Female Red-winged Blackbird show up at the feeder wreath is NOT a common occurrence. It took me a while to ID her because she is so different from the male - which you can see - HERE
Friday
Cardinal and Goldfinch Sharing
Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others.
- Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
I LOVE to catch two different birds together - especially when they are sharing nicely. And it gives you a size comparison too.
Thursday
Wednesday
Grateful
Male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker hanging on the suet feeder on a rainy day.
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
— G.K. Chesterton
Tuesday
Hanging Out With Friends
Carolina Wren and Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
share the feeder
A friend accepts us as we are
yet helps us to be what we should.
Monday
Hunkered Down
Listen with ears of tolerance!
See through the eyes of compassion!
Speak with the language of love
― Rumi
Sunday
Natural Bliss Giveaway Winner
AND The Winner of the
Natural Bliss Giveaway is......
Misty Dawn!
Congratulations Misty!!
A New Giveaway coming up in the next few weeks......
stay tuned :)
Saturday
Wings in the Rain
Mockingbird in the rain
Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
Of evening rain,
Unravelled from the tumbling main...
Friday
When I Looked Up I Saw ....
Let go of your mind and then be mindful.
Close your ears and listen!
— Rumi
Thursday
Going To Extremes
Weather is a great metaphor for life — sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella.
Wednesday
Because of Your Smile
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Red-bellied Woodpecker with some snow flurries fluttering down
Artsy Version - HERE
Tuesday
A Flutter of Wings
Power said to the world, "You are mine."
The world kept it prisoner on her throne.
Love said to the world, "I am thine."
The world gave it the freedom of her house.
- Rabindranath Tagore
~ Love is always the answer ~
Monday
Sunday
Lady on Ice
In all things of nature there is
something of the marvelous.
- Aristotle
This shot of the female cardinal was from an ice storm back in December 2014. On days like that it is
time to break out the Hot Cocoa and a Good Book!
Saturday
Have You Ever Noticed...
....the different shades of Blue on the Blue Jay's Feathers?
Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.
~
Thich Nhat Hanh
Nature has so much to show us - don't get too busy to see it!
Available - HERE
Friday
5 Quotes on Celebrating Life
(Daddy Goldfinch feeds his young one)
The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which is exactly what it is: a miracle and unrepeatable.
– Storm Jameson
If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, not tomorrow or next year…Today should always be our most wonderful day.
– Thomas Dreier
The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.
– Richard Bach
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
– Oprah Winfrey
This is my life. I am happy to be living it.
– Unknown
Thursday
Simple Moments - Natural Bliss - A GiveAway
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker
Most of my favorite moments are simple moments. Hiking along a trail, curling up with a good book and especially watching the birds! These moments are made even more blissful with a hot cup of coffee!
And this is where the Give-away comes in
Coffee-mate has provided me with a Natural Bliss gift pack - and has also provided one for one of my blog readers.
(United States Residents Only)
This gift pack includes:
(United States Residents Only)
This gift pack includes:
A Reduced Value Coupon for Natural Bliss Coffee Creamer · $5 Target Gift Card
· Coffee Tumbler
· Vanilla Bean Scented Candle
· Italian Biscotti Cookies
The Natural Bliss Coffee Creamer is an all natural coffee creamer made with just 4 ingredients
milk - cream - sugar - natural flavor
It comes in 5 flavors
cinnamon cream, sweet cream, vanilla,
low-fat vanilla, low fat chocolate
milk - cream - sugar - natural flavor
It comes in 5 flavors
cinnamon cream, sweet cream, vanilla,
low-fat vanilla, low fat chocolate
There are TWO ways to enter this Give-away
#1 - Leave a comment and let me know you want to be entered. If you are a "no reply" blogger - be sure to leave your email address in the comment.
#2 - Mention this Giveaway WITH a link to this blog post on YOUR Blog, Facebook Page, or Twitter. You must come back and leave a 2nd comment to let me know you've done this to receive a 2nd entry.
That's it! Very simple!
The Give-away will be open through January 10th. I'll pick a winner (throw the names in a container and pick one out) on the 11th and post the winner's name on the 12th.
Good Luck!
Sharing with Thursday Favorite Things at Katherine's Corner
Wednesday
Free January 2014 Calendar
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
― Edith Lovejoy Pierce
A Free January 2014 Calendar. If you would like the jpg file of this calendar - just email me at:
cardsbykerri @ yahoo (dot) com and I will send you the full size (about 9" x 12") via email - for you to download and print or to save as wallpaper for your desktop
Happy New Year!!
PS - Don't forget to check out my blog later this week for a NEW Giveaway!!