Wednesday

Poinsettia Leaf Macro



"There is an eternal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives." 
 ~ Josephine Hart

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Sunday

Ocean Sunrise


Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us,  To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”

Luke 1:78-79 Amplified Bible (AMP)  

Sunrise captured on Christmas Holiday 2015
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina 

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Wednesday

The Fog Rolls In


Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. 
~ Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

The Bluestone Gorge at
Pipestem State Park in Pipestem, West Virginia

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Tuesday

Tangled Vines in the Forest


 "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." 
- Henry David Thoreau 

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Monday

Blue Jay on Icy Branches


"Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. " 
- John Boswell

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Friday

On The Wings Of A Snow White Dove


On the wings of a snow-white dove. 
He sends His pure sweet love. 
A sign from above. 
On the wings of a dove.
- Bob Ferguson

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This was a country gospel song that my mom used to sing to me when I was a little girl.  In my research
I've found that a lot of artists have recorded this song, but I believe I am correct with it being written by Bob Ferguson.
Do you remember this old song?

Tuesday

Botanic Garden in Washington DC


This holiday display was at the 
US Botanic Gardens in Washington, DC
during my visit there in December 2015.
If you ever get an opportunity to visit, I would highly recommend it!

Music In the Window


Music!—who loves it not? who has not felt his soul soothed and softened by its sweet influence? 
 ~ F.B., "Notes of Music," 1848

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Wednesday

Happy Thanksgiving


"O Lord that lends me life, 
Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness." 
~ William Shakespeare


Happy Thanksgiving! 

Tuesday

Cedar Waxwing in Autumn Leaves

"Give me the end of the year an' its fun 
 When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done; 
 Bring all the wanderers home to the nest, 
 Let me sit down with the ones I love best, 
 Hear the old voices still ringin' with song, 
 See the old faces unblemished by wrong, 
 See the old table with all of its chairs 
 An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers." 
Edgar A. Guest, Thanksgiving

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Every Season Has Its Joys


Every season has its joys, 
Every day its touch of mirth. 
Edgar A. Guest


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Monday

Autumn Scenery


"On such a day each road is planned 
To lead to some enchanted land; 
Each turning meets expectancy. 
The signs I read on every hand. I
 know by autumn's wizardry 
On such a day the world can be 
Only a great glad dream for me-- 
Only a great glad dream for me!" 
- Eleanor Myers Jewett, An Autumn Day


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Autumn in Radford Virginia


Days are stringed instruments and every one strikes a different note. 
~ Kenneth Alfred Evelyn Alexander

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Friday

Crisp Autumn Leaves

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, 
Fluttering from the autumn tree. 
~ Emily Bronte

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Thursday

Bath Time For Birdie

Song Sparrow

Every season hath its pleasures: 
Spring may boast her flowery prime, 
Yet the vineyard's ruby treasures 
Brighten Autumn's soberer time. 
So life's year begins and closes; 
Days, though shortening, still can shine; 
What, though youth gave loves and roses, 
Age still leaves us friends and wine.
 ~Thomas Moore

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Wednesday

Inside The Burning Bush

White-throated Sparrow in the "Burning Bush"

"In the garden of my life 
I'm done with anger, done with strife. 
 I cultivate my own few joys
 far from this culture's buzzing noise. 

 Colonnade and marketplace, 
fame's small change and money's race, 
academe's cold haughty tower -- 
have no meaning, hold no power. 

 Letting go of shoulds and oughts, 
I concentrate on greener thoughts 
and find as I fulfill my soul 
that things spin calmly in control, 

that though events conspire still, 
they tend to bend towards my will. 
No greater cause achieves the measure 
than that of my own reasoned pleasure." 
- Peter Saint-Andre, In the Garden

Tuesday

Autumn Robin


The bright summer had passed away, and gorgeous autumn was flinging its rainbow-tints of beauty on hill and dale. 
~ Cornelia L. Tuthill

Print for this one (above)  available - HERE 

(Digital Painting version)

Mark how the forest now hath doffed its green, 
And Nature dons her cloak of many hues; 
Now reigns the holy beauty of Decay! 
How calmly sleeps the lake: the coloured woods 
Reflected on its face in thousand tints... 
Like rainbows wreck'd, all the gay woods do sing..
~ James Rigg


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Monday

Autumn Morning at Claytor Lake State Park


"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." 
Ansel Adams

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Sunday

Mourning Dove


“I hold it true that thoughts are things 
Endowed with bodies, breath, and wings, 
And that we send them forth to fill 
The world with good results - or ill. 

 That which we call our secret thought 
Speeds to the earth's remotest spot, 
And leaves its blessings or its woes 
Like tracks behind it as it goes. 

 It is God's law. Remember it 
In your still chamber as you sit 
With thoughts you would not dare have known, 
And yet made comrades when alone. 

 These thoughts have life; and they will fly 
And leave their impress by-and-by, 
Like some marsh breeze, whose poisoned breath 
Breathes into homes its fevered breath. 

 And after you have quite forgot 
Or all outgrown some vanished thought, 
Back to your mind to make its home, 
A dove or raven, it will come. 

 Then let your secret thoughts be fair; 
They have a vital part and share 
In shaping worlds and moulding fate -- 
God's system is so intricate.” 
 ― Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Sit and Watch The Leaves Turn


Everyone must take time 
to sit and watch the leaves turn. 
- Elizabeth Lawrence

Autumn at Pandapas Pond in Blacksburg, Virginia

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Friday

Robin Watching


“The lure of the distant and the difficult 
is deceptive. 
The great opportunity is where you are.” 
 ― John Burroughs

Thursday

Burning Brightly



Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, 
a torch flung to the trees. 
~ Faith Baldwin

Tuesday

Thursday

Puddle Wonderful


"The world is mud-luscious and 
puddle-wonderful." 
 - e. e. cummings

This Art Available - HERE 

Wednesday

The Measure of Leaves


"Leaves drift softly earthward toward the grass
 Spring and summer blend from green to gold ...
Corby Magnuson, The Measure of Leaves



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Tuesday

Foggy Morning Along The Road


There are no shortcuts 
to any place worth going. 
~ Beverly Sills

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Monday

Autumn Squirrel


"The average squirrel cogitation 
goes something like this: 
I wonder what there is to eat.” 
 ― Kate DiCamillo

I'm quite a bit like the squirrel as I'm always wondering the same thing :) 


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Male Cardinal Surrounded by Autumn - Textured Art


Days are stringed instruments and every one strikes a different note. 
 ~ Kenneth Alfred Evelyn Alexander

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Tuesday

A Farewell


This was a picture of Mom and Dad that was 
taken soon after they married - 69 years ago.
On Monday, September 12 my mother 
traveled to her eternal home.
 I take comfort in knowing that I will see her again.

My home is in heaven.  
I'm just traveling through this world.
- Billy Graham

Monday

Marsh and Pond


“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. 
Be true. Be kind.” 
― Roy T. Bennett

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Fog Rising Over the Pond


“You have to accept whatever comes, 
and the only important thing 
is that you meet it with 
the best you have to give.” 
 ― Eleanor Roosevelt


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Trees Along the Path at Bisset Park


 Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. 
- Lao Tzu 

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Wednesday

Hummingbird Moth In Flight


Make time for quiet moments,
 as God whispers and the world is loud. 
~ Author Unknown

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Tuesday

Great Blue Heron Visitor


The world is full of Poetry—the air 
Is living with its spirit; and the waves 
Dance to the music of its melodies, 
And sparkle in its brightness. 
Earth is veiled, 
And mantled with its beauty; and the walls, 
That close the universe, with crystal, in, 
Are eloquent with voices, that proclaim 
The unseen glories of immensity... 
~ James G. Percival


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Monday

Leaf in the Wildflowers


"Happily we bask in this warm September sun, Which illuminates all creatures..." 
 - Henry David Thoreau

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Friday

Ocean Palms


A vacation is having nothing to do 
and all day to do it in. 
~ Robert Orben

Taken during our trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia this past July.

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Wednesday

They Just Fell Like That


Alas! there is no instinct like the heart... 
~ Lord Byron

As I was walking I saw these leaves on the ground ....
and it reminded me of a heart. 

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Monday

Out For A Walk


"If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk." 
~ Raymond Inmon

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Sunday

Monarch Butterfly on Thistle


“Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.” 
― Roy T. Bennett

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Autumn Leaves and Bokeh


Autumn is the season of change. 
 ~ Taoist proverb

This Print Available - HERE 

Thursday

Young Robin


Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life’s blessings. 
 ~ Oprah Winfrey

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Wednesday

The Sunny Side of Life


Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. 
 ~ Jeffrey Glassberg

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Tuesday

Wildflower Jumble


Each moment of the year has its own beauty... 
a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again. 
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Wednesday

Monarch Magnificence


To lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.
 ― John Lubbock

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Tuesday

John Preston McConnell Library - Radford University


“The more that you read, 
the more things you will know. 
The more that you learn, 
the more places you'll go.” 
― Dr. Seuss 

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Monday

Little White Church - Monroe County West Virginia


“All I have seen teaches me to trust 
the Creator for all I have not seen.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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