“I believe the best way to begin reconnecting humanity's heart, mind, and soul to nature is for us to share our individual stories.”
- J. Drew Lanham
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Anemone in White
"This very moment is a seed from which the flowers of tomorrow's happiness grow."
~ Margaret Lindsey
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Monarch in Flight over the Butterfly Bush
“Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.”
~ Kahlil Gibran
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Thursday
Red Beauty
"Flowers are the music of the ground.
From earth's lips spoken without sound."
Edwin Curran
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Tuesday
Jewelweed After The Rain
“Outside the open window
The morning air is all awash with angels.”
― Richard Wilbur
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Jewelweed after the rain.
Saturday
Autumn Against the Sky
Pipestem State Park, Pipestem West Virginia
“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.”
— Siobhan Vivian
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Thursday
Hummingbird in the Nightshade Wildflowers
"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."
- John Ruskin
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Wednesday
A Sense of Wonder
"Always take time to smell the flowers,
and let it fill you with beauty,
and rediscover that sense of wonder."
- Louis Schwartzberg
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly
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Monday
Hummingbird Ballet in the Jewelweed
"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.”
- John Lubbock
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Sunday
Walking on Sunshine - Hummingbird
"Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows."
- Helen Keller
I captured this little hummingbird taking a rest.
She had been fiercely guarding this flower
from the other hummingbirds.
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Pre-Launch and Lift-off
Japanese Beetle
on (and off) the Teasel.
Just some of the things I see when I'm out walking.
Heritage Park
Blacksburg, Virginia
Pink Coneflower Close-up
"Every now and then,
when the world sits just right,
a gentle breath of heaven
fills my soul with delight..."
~ Hazelmarie Elliott
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Thursday
Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
on the Thistle.
Inspired by song by The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
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Sunday
White Water Lily and Reflection
"Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."
― Charles Dickens
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Water Lily X 2
"My wish is to stay always like this,
living quietly in a corner of nature."
- Claude Monet
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Saturday
Trust in the Magic of New Beginnings
"And suddenly you know: It's time to start something
new and trust the magic of beginnings."
― Meister Eckhart
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