“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys,
and dividing our grief.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Tuesday
Sunday
Coltsfoot Wildflowers
"And 't is my faith, that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes."
- William Wordsworth
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Saturday
Chipmunk in the Garden
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
― Henry James
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Spring Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
“Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of spring?”
― Neltje Blanchan
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Raindrops on Petals
“And the birds sang their songs of love. And the flowers serenaded with their sublime fragrances. And the whole world fell in love in spring!”
― Avijeet Das
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Pink in the Purple - Tulip in the Violas
“I love tulips better than any other spring flower; they are the embodiment of alert cheerfulness and tidy grace...."
- Elizabeth von Arnim
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Friday
Brown Thrasher in the Spring
“That is one good thing about this world...there are always sure to be more springs.”
― L.M. Montgomery
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Thursday
Robin Gathers Items For The Nest
“The best preparation for tomorrow
is doing your best today.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr
Monday
Magnolia Blossom - Springing In
"Every day is a day to be thankful.
Life's abundance has no limit,
and gratitude is what keeps
that abundance flowing.
In every circumstance there is something
for which to be thankful.
Even when there seems to be nothing else,
there is hope."
~ Ralph Marston
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Sunday
Saturday
Mockingbird in the Quince
"Joy, I realized, isn't so much a circumstance you find yourself in but a choice you make."
~ Lisa Wingate
Magnolia Blossom - Black and White
Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.
—L. Wolfe Gilbert
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Friday
Spring Cardinal
"Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is."
- Jessica Harrelson
Female Cardinal in the 'almost' blooming pear tree.
Tuesday
House Finch Visitor
"Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day."
An Irish Blessing
Sunday
American Wigeon
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
A New LIFE Bird (duck) for me.
I had never seen an American Wigeon Before.
Seen 03-14-20 - Along Deerfield Trail - Blacksburg, Virginia.
Saturday
Nature is a Tonic
“Nature is a tonic that can neither be
packaged nor bottled... It eases the mind and soothes the senses.”
― Melanie Charlene
From my walk 03-14-20
Thursday
Glory of the Snow - Flowers
“Gentleness is strength under control.
It is the ability to stay calm,
no matter what happens.”
― Elizabeth George
I found out that these little flowers seen at our local Horticulture Garden
are called "Glory-of-the snow"
I thought that was such a cool name!
Tuesday
Tufted Titmouse - The Peanut Grabber
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
- Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
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Monday
Hellebore Blooms - Medicine For The Soul
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
~Luther Burbank
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Sunday
Late Winter - Early Spring In the Garden
"The afternoon is bright,
with spring in the air,
a mild March afternoon,
with the breath of April stirring...."
- Antonio Machado
From my visit to the Hahn Horticulture Garden
March 8, 2020
Thursday
Monday
Dressed in Red - Male Cardinal in the Snow
“But, instead of what our imagination makes us suppose and which we worthless try to discover,
life gives us something that we could hardly imagine.”
― Marcel Proust
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Sunday
Eastern Towhee
"He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world."
~ Marcus Aurelius
Eastern Towhee in the pine tree
Take a look at my other Eastern Towhees images
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