Northern Flicker

 "Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, 

but chant the beauty of the good." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Breakfast of Champions

 I guess we know what this robin is having for breakfast.

Extraordinary Things

 "Extraordinary things are always hiding 

in places people never think to look." 

– Jodi Picoult

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

 "If you see someone without a smile give them one of yours."

 — Unknown

Damselfly in Black and White

 "Seeing...means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being...and discovering the remarkable world around you." 

F.  Patterson

Blessings of Nature

 Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. 

― Rumi

Snowy Egret

 "If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

~ Tom Peters 

 From our visit to Clearwater Beach, Florida - Thanksgiving 2023.