Among the Thorns - Goldfinch

 

"Life is precious, fragile, fleeting." 

- Jim Butcher

End of Summer - Male Goldfinch

 

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

-William Shakespeare 

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Goldfinch on a Branch

 “Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.” 

— William Makepeace Thackeray 

 

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Lady in Yellow - Female Goldfinch

 “Life truly is precious. 

Gather every moment of it into your arms 

& embrace it.” 

― Paula Abdul

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Male Goldfinch in the Verbena

"The goldfinch has many pretty ways. 

 He is one of our most amiable birds." 

 - John Burroughs

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Female Goldfinch in Autumn

“The truest greatness lies in being kind, 

the truest wisdom in a happy mind.” 

― Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Summer Goldfinch in the Wildflowers

“Outside the open window 

The morning air is all awash with angels.” 

 ― Richard Wilbur

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Male Goldfinch in the Thistle

"Talk happiness. The world is sad enough" 

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Female Goldfinch in the Flowers

"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses." 

 ~ Hanna Rion

Female American Goldfinch in the flowers

at the Hahn Horticulture Garden,

Blacksburg, Virginia 

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American Goldfinch - Thistle Bender

Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment instead of always focusing on how far you have to go.

 — Mandy Hale

Although not as brightly colored as her male counterpart, 

this Female American Goldfinch was looking quite

fetching in the thistle.

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Goldfinch Minimalism

It's not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.

― Nathan W. Morris

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Just a Few Favorites

Today, many will awaken with a fresh sense of inspiration. 

Why not you? 
― Steve Maraboli


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Such Pretty Ways

Female Goldfinch

The goldfinch has many pretty ways. 
He is one of our most amiable birds. 

- John Burroughs

"She is" in this case :) 

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Profile in the Pines

Female Goldfinch

The responsibilities of life seem to rest lightly on the Goldfinch's sunny shoulders. 

Roger T. Peterson

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American Goldfinch And His Beard of Thistle

Dance. Smile. Giggle. Marvel. TRUST. HOPE. LOVE. WISH. BELIEVE. Most of all, enjoy every moment of the journey, and appreciate where you are at this moment ....

 ― Mandy Hale

I hope this little Goldfinch put a smile on your face :) 

American Goldfinch Flies Between The Thistle

Female American Goldfinch takes flight

A closer crop of the same pic - those wings just make my heart flutter every time :)

Each moment of the year has its own beauty... a picture which was never seen before and which shall never be seen again.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Miscellaneous

Male Cardinal - Blowing in the Wind :)

Water Lily and Reflection

Caterpillar (but I don't know what kind)

American Goldfinch - Female

miscellaneous

mis·cel·la·neous 

adjective  

including many things of different kinds

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. 

~ Faith Baldwin

Hope you have a Great Day!

American Goldfinch - Thistle Lover

He often in the trees did sing, 

With lively notes light as wings, 

And to all the other birds he brings 

Happiness and delight.

- Telemachus

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American Goldfinch Series

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Keep on knocking 

 'til the joy inside 

 opens a window 

 look to see who's there 

-Rumi

Bird Art - Goldfinch in the Chicory Wildflowers

“It’s a funny thing about life, once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.” 

 - Germany Kent

This Art created from my original photograph

of a male goldfinch in the field of chicory wildflowers.

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