Jack's Creek Covered Bridge - Another Look

 "The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore." 

~ Rosita Forbes

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"The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Covered Bridge, is a county-owned wooden covered bridge that spans the Smith River in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is located on Jack's Creek Road (SR 615) off State Route 8 just south of the community of Woolwine, about 11 miles (18 km) north of Stuart. Built in 1914 (some sources say 1916), the 48-foot (15 m) bridge is a queenpost truss construction over a single span. Its WGCB number is 46-68-02. The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973. 

It is the only historic covered bridge remaining in Patrick County, 

maintained by the Patrick County government." 

 Source: Wikipedia

Sunrise Over Peak Creek - Pulaski Virginia

 "God's mercy is fresh and new every morning." 

- Joyce Meyer 

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"Pulaski is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,086 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pulaski County. Pulaski was incorporated as a town in 1886. The town was named for Count Casimir Pulaski, 

a Revolutionary War hero from Poland" 

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Historic Courthouse - Pulaski County Virginia

 “History is a cyclic poem written by time 

upon the memories of man.”

– Percy Bysshe Shelley 

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 "Pulaski County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was built in 1895–1896, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque / Queen Anne style roughcut limestone building. The front facade features a projecting central entrance tower. The building has a hipped roof, projecting corner towers, and a classically ornamented belfry covered by an elongated domical roof and capped by a lantern. It was designed by W. Chamberlain & Co. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The current building was reconstructed after being heavily damaged in a fire in December 1989." 

Source: Wikipedia

Jack's Creek Covered Bridge - Woolwine Virginia

“History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. 

It is a poem with events as verses.” 

– Charles Angoff 

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 "The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Covered Bridge, is a county-owned wooden covered bridge that spans the Smith River in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is located on Jack's Creek Road (SR 615) off State Route 8 just south of the community of Woolwine, about 11 miles (18 km) north of Stuart. Built in 1914 (some sources say 1916), the 48-foot (15 m) bridge is a queenpost truss construction over a single span. Its WGCB number is 46-68-02. The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973. It is the only historic covered bridge remaining in Patrick County, maintained by the Patrick County government." 

Source: Wikipedia

Looking Up Into Autumn

 

“If you would know strength and patience, 

welcome the company of trees.” 

― Hal Borland

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Spirals In Nature

 “If you touch one thing with deep awareness, 

you touch everything.”

 ― Thich Nhat Hanh -

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I believe this to be a Jimson Weed blossom getting

ready to unfurl. 

Dainty Dragonfly

 "...when we choose to trust the journey 

and embrace love and joy, 

we are free to fly." 

— Annicken R. Day 

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Blue on Green

 "You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day. 

Unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour." 

- Unknown. 

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 Seen during my walk through the Hahn Garden 

July 23, 2022.

I believe this to be a type of bluet damselfly.

Wasp on the Wildflowers

 If you truly love nature, 

you will find beauty everywhere. 

—Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

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Seen during my walk through the Hahn Horticulture Garden - July 23, 2022 

I think this is a Golden Digger Wasp.  ID help appreciated.

The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge

 “Old buildings whisper to us....” 

― Fennel Hudson

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An old grist mill built in 1830 - seen during our

visit to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

November 2021

Egg-Laying Butterfly

 Earlier in June I watched this Black Swallowtail Butterfly

(I think that is correct - but please correct me if I am wrong)

laying her eggs on what I think is fennel.

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I was fortunate to be able to capture an image

of her laying one of her eggs.  This was such

an amazing sight to see!

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Pretty Pollinator - Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

                                                             Smile awhile, 

And while you smile, 

Another smiles, 

And soon there's miles 

And miles of smiles, 

And life's worth while 

Because you smile. 

~Author unknown

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Midsummer Days

"The wood's green heart is a nest of dreams, 

The lush grass thickens and springs and sways, 

The rathe wheat rustles, the landscape gleams— 

Midsummer days! Midsummer days!" 

~William Ernest Henley

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Cardinal on a Branch

 "When you have a dream, you've got to grab it 

and never let go." 

- Carol Burnett

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Bluebird of Spring

 “To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, 

to be needed and wanted by those we love, 

is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” 

—Mary Stuart

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Hummingbird - Delight in the Garden

 "In one minute you can change your attitude and in that minute you can change your entire day." 

- Spencer Johnson

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Robin the Nest Builder

"Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul." 

 ― Thomas Mann

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Rose-breasted Wing Wave

 “Life is a journey, not a destination.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Rose-breasted Grosbeak in "take-off" mode 

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Blue-winged Teal

 A LIFER for me - Seen on 04-23-22 at the

"new to me" pond/wetlands are

in Blacksburg, Virginia

More info about this duck - HERE

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Flight of the Green Heron

 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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Green Heron in Flight

“An early-morning walk is a blessing 

for the whole day” 

 – Henry David Thoreau

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I found a "new to me" wetlands area yesterday (Saturday 04-23-22) 

 I was so happy to see this Green Heron along with some other beauties that I will be posting later this week.

Red Bird in the Sun

 “For each new morning let there be flow of love. 

Let there be light of happiness in every direction.” 

– Amit Ray

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 This male cardinal was enjoying the sun on his face. 

Image captured on Easter Sunday, 04-17-22  

Blacksburg, Virginia along the Huckleberry Trail.

Grackle in the Lilacs

 "Be silly. Be honest. Be kind." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

My very first shot of the day - Easter Sunday 04-17-22

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Along Poverty Creek

 For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. 

Martin Luther

From our hike along the Poverty Creek Trail - Blacksburg, Virginia

Pandapas Pond Area

03-19-22

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Summers County Courthouse - Hinton West Virginia

 The courthouse in Summers County - 

the county I grew up in.

Wikipedia tells me:

"The Summers County Courthouse in Hinton, West Virginia, is a red brick Romanesque Revival or late Victorian building, originally constructed in 1875–76. The building was remodeled between 1893 and 1898 by architect Frank Pierce Milburn, who added octagonal turrets at the corners. A 1923 addition followed suit with another square with two towers. A plan 1930s addition followed. A cast-iron stairway in the northwest tower ascends to the courtroom."

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Portrait of a Red Bird

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. And kindness in giving creates love. 

– Lao Tzu 

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Dancing Under the Sky

 When one sees the tree in leaf, 

one thinks the beauty of the tree is in it's leaves, 

and then one sees the bare tree. 

Sarah Brana Barak

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Goldfinch and Verse

    

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Pasqueflower Close Up

 Wikipedia tells me: 

 "The genus Pulsatilla contains about 33 species of herbaceous perennials native to meadows and prairies of North America, Europe, and Asia. Derived from the Hebrew word for Passover, "pasakh", the common name pasque flower, refers to the Easter flowering period. Common names include pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter flower, and meadow anemone. Several species are valued ornamentals because of their finely-dissected leaves, solitary bell-shaped flowers, and plumed seed heads. The showy part of the flower consists of sepals, not petals." 

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Great Blue Heron in the Little Pigeon River

 All my life through, the new sights of Nature 

made me rejoice like a child. 

—Marie Curie

Great Blue Heron wades through the autumn leaves during

a visit to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 

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Buffalo Mountain in Early Autumn

 

A view of Buffalo Mountain in early autumn as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway. This image captured October 23, 2021. This was a "late" year for autumn colors and peak was still about 2 weeks away.

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Winter Along The Creek

Winter along the creek - 

Tom's Creek at Deerfield Trail

Blacksburg, Virginia

Captured on 01-23-2021

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Can Spring Be Far Behind?

 "If Winter comes, 

can Spring be far behind?" 

- Percy Bysshe Shelley

This Art created from my original photograph of

crocus coming up in spring.

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Autumn Along The Little Pigeon River

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

 ~ Faith Baldwin

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Dark-eyed Junco - Winter Delight

"The best angle from which to approach 

any problem is the try-angle." 

 ~ Author Unknown

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Autumn Kingfisher

 "Sit still my heart, do not raise your dust. 

 Let the world find its way to you." 

~ Rabindranath Tagore 

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Male Cardinal - Winter Delight

 Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness. 

 ― Mary Oliver 

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Pelicans at Sunrise

 “O, Sunlight! 

The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” 

- Roman Payne

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Sunrise at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

December 2021