Time is Flying By

 “I've noticed that as I get older, 

time seems to fly by in hyper-speed. 

You blink, and a week has passed - 

blink again, and a year has gone by.” 

― Elle Kennedy

Red-winged Blackbird flies by - 04-27-24 

Happiness Shared

 “Happiness held is the seed; 

happiness shared is the flower.” 

- John Harrigan

Let The Sunshine In - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

"Be happy for this moment. 

This moment is your life.” 

- Omar Khayyam

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Dogwood Delight

  

 “Misery might love company, but so does joy. And joy throws much better parties.” 

- Billy Ivey

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly - On the Rocks

 "Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." 

- John Barrymore

White-crowned Sparrow in Spring Green

 “Whoever is happy will make others happy too.” 

- Anne Frank

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Just the Four of Us - Tulips

 “The sun just touched the morning; 

 The morning, happy thing, 

 Supposed that he had come to dwell, 

 And life would be all spring.”

 ― Emily Dickinson 

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Vibrant Orange Tulip

 "To err on the side of kindness is seldom an error." 

 ~ Liz Armbruster 

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Ebony Jewelwings - Male and Female

 “Life is a series of thousands of tiny little miracles. Notice them.”

 – Unknown 

 Ebony Jewelwing damselflies - the female is perched on the leaf. The male is flying by in a blur in the background. 

 

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Robin in the Garden

 "Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong." 

— Ella Fitzgerald

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White-crowned Sparrow in the Blossoms

"Spring will come and so will happiness. 

Hold on. Life will get warmer." 

 — Anita Krizzan 

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Natural Curves

“Delight in the little things.” 

– Rudyard Kipling 

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Spring Sensations - Northern Cardinal

 "Love the life you live. Live the life you love." 

– Bob Marley

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Red Admiral Butterfly - First Of Year - 2024

 “Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.” 

― Richelle Mead 

 First of Year (2024) Red Admiral Butterfly seen on 

Easter Sunday - 03-31-24 at the 

Hahn Horticulture Garden

Blacksburg, Virginia

Bee in the Bluebells

 “Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.” 

― Roy T. Bennett

Mink at the Pond

 "The funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step." 

T.J. Klune

Jim and I set out last weekend to a special pond we visit. (see prior post pic of the pond).  Our goal was to find some spring wildlife, perhaps Red-winged blackbirds, tree swallows, a muskrat or two, and possibly the bullfrogs.  We were so excited to see this American Mink.  It was very far away, but I had my 500mm lens and he had his binoculars so we were able to get a good look.  We first thought it was a muskrat, but they are much "plumper" with a much different face.  These are not animals we see often. I think this may be my 3rd sighting of one, and Jim's second sighting.  We also saw our Red-winged blackbirds and tree swallows.  

Pond View

"Spring is when life's alive in everything." 

- Christina Rosetti

The tree swallows are back and flying around the pond.  I didn't realize I caught one in flight until I looked at the picture closer. 

We also saw a mink at the pond during this visit, which I will show in my next post.