To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
Wednesday
Patterns In Nature
Labels:
FAA,
green,
green leaves,
heart,
heart shaped leaf,
leaves,
nature,
patterns
Spring Redbud Along Skyline Drive
"Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books."
- John Lubbock
Print Available - HERE
Labels:
FAA,
pink blooms,
pink blossom,
Redbud,
Skyline Drive,
spring redbud
Male Cardinal - Singing His Song
Labels:
bird singing,
bird watching,
birds,
Cardinal,
FAA,
male cardinal,
music,
singing
Tuesday
Bales of Hay
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home.
― Wendell Berry
Available - HERE
Labels:
07-26-15,
clouds,
farm,
farmland,
Hay,
hay bales,
Kentland Farms,
sky,
Summer,
summer 2015,
summer scenery,
summertime,
tree
Monday
The Flight of a Monarch Butterfly
I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.
― Sylvia Plath
Sunday
Pandapas Pond - Framed By Fall
“For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs,
and big cups of coffee or tea.”
― Katarina Bivald
Autumn Air also goes well with a wonderful walk in the forest.
This image captured several years ago during
a walk around Pandapas Pond in Autumn
Print Available - HERE
Labels:
Autumn,
autumn colors,
autumn forest,
Autumn Trees,
FAA,
fall,
forest,
Pandapas Pond,
trees
Saturday
Open Arms
Labels:
FAA,
floating flowers,
Flower,
Hahn Horticulture Garden,
lotus,
nature,
pink flowers,
Rumi quote,
Water Lily
Friday
American Goldfinch - Thistle Bender
Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.
— Mandy Hale
Although not as brightly colored as her male counterpart,
this Female American Goldfinch was looking quite
fetching in the thistle.
Available -- HERE
Labels:
American Goldfinch,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Blacksburg Virginia,
FAA,
female goldfinch,
Goldfinch,
Heritage Park,
thistle,
thistle wildflower,
wildflowers
Wednesday
In The Catbird Seat
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Labels:
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
Catbird,
FAA,
gray catbird,
positive thinking,
positivity
Monday
Spread Your Petals
It doesn't matter who you are,
where you come from.
The ability to triumph
begins with you.
Always.
Labels:
coneflower,
FAA,
floral,
Hahn Horticulture Garden,
nature,
petals
Wednesday
Helping Hands
There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.
― Mandy Hale
Available - HERE
Labels:
blue chicory,
chicory,
FAA,
flowers,
Macro,
wildflower
Monday
Hummingbird Moth in Flight
Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell.
And so she has.
And so she has.
Labels:
07-12-15,
flight,
Hahn Horticulture Garden,
Hummingbird Moth,
Hummingbird Moth in flight,
moth,
moth in flight,
nature,
wings
Thursday
A Young Mockingbird
“may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile”
Labels:
baby bird,
baby mockingbird,
bird watching,
birding,
birds,
FAA,
Hahn Horticulture Garden,
Mockingbird,
nature,
young bird,
youngster
Monday
The Big Day!
Logan and Brianna Saville-Reynolds
Married July 4, 2015
My daughter and new son-in-law
I am a VERY Happy Mamma!
These are a few of the iPhone pics I took.
As soon as we get the "real" wedding pics I'll be posting those!!
Labels:
Brianna,
Brianna's wedding,
Family,
Marriage,
wedding
Thursday
Tiny Treasures
The real voyage of discovery
consists of
not in seeking
new landscapes
but in
having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
Labels:
droplets,
FAA,
Macro,
rain drops,
Rhododendron,
Water Droplet
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