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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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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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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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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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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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?

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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The Colors of the Forest

This art created from my original photograph.

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Happy Thanksgiving

"O Lord that lends me life, 

Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness." 

~ William Shakespeare

Happy Thanksgiving! 

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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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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Crisp Autumn Leaves

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, 

Fluttering from the autumn tree. 

~ Emily Bronte

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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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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

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

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(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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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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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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Robin Watching

“The lure of the distant and the difficult 

is deceptive. 

The great opportunity is where you are.” 

 ― John Burroughs

Burning Brightly

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, 

a torch flung to the trees. 

~ Faith Baldwin

Eastern Towhee Male

“Love much. 

Earth has enough of bitter in it.” 

 ― Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Puddle Wonderful

"The world is mud-luscious and 

puddle-wonderful." 

 - e. e. cummings

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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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Foggy Morning Along The Road

There are no shortcuts 

to any place worth going. 

~ Beverly Sills

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Autumn Starling with Berry

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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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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

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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Hummingbird Moth In Flight

Make time for quiet moments,

 as God whispers and the world is loud. 

~ Author Unknown

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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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Leaf in the Wildflowers

"Happily we bask in this warm September sun, Which illuminates all creatures..." 

 - Henry David Thoreau

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Downtown Blacksburg Buildings

Buildings along Main Street in

Downtown Blacksburg

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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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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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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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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

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Young Robin

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

 ~ Oprah Winfrey

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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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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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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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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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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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