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

Carry Joy In Your Heart

 “If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.”

 —Carlos Santana

Bald Cypress Trees

 “What we learn with pleasure we never forget.” 

— Alfred Mercier

Hethwood Pond - November 2, 2024 

Thankful Squirrel

 "...the thankful heart... will find, in every hour, 

some heavenly blessings."

~ Henry Ward Beecher

I thought the squirrel looked like he was clasping his paws in prayer.

Treasure in the Tree

 "We can only be said to be alive in those moments 

when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." 

~ Thornton Wilder

Common Buckeye Butterfly

 "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement." 

 — Helen Keller

Autumn Tapestry on the Forest Floor

 “Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.” 

― William Allingham

Autumn Cardinal

 "Autumn mornings: sunshine and crisp air, birds and calmness, year's end and day's beginnings." 

- Terri Guillemets

Portal to Autumn

 "In the right light, at the right time, 

everything is extraordinary." 

~ Aaron Rose

Autumn Was Awakened

 "And the sun took a step back,the leaves lulled themselves to sleep,and autumn was awakened." 

- Raquel Franco

From our visit to Claytor Lake State Park

10-11-24

Autumn Colors on the Wings

 "It isn’t what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart." 

~ Unknown

Common Buckeye Butterfly

Always Continue the Climb

"Always continue the climb." 

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Print Available - HERE 

Autumn Leaf from our Walk - October 3, 2024

 "Leaves drift softly earthward toward the grass Spring and summer blend from green to gold ... 

Corby Magnuson, The Measure of Leaves

From our walk at Hethwood Pond on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

The leaves here are turning more brown this year than the orange and reds we

usually get.   

Carolina Wren

 "Build a House for men and birds. Sit with them and play music. For a day, for just one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace, my friend, into your beautiful eyes." 

~ Hafiz

Your Hand Is An Extension of Your Heart

 "Your hand is an extension of your heart. 

Give it freely." 

- Unknown

Light and Shadow

 "For everything that lives is holy, 

 life delights in life." 

 - William Blake

The Voice of the Garden

 “The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.” 

– Elizabeth Lawrence

Bumblebee on Blue Cardinal Flower 

Scenes of September

 "It was September, 

and there was a crackly feeling to the air." 

— Carolyn Parkhurst

Print Available - HERE 

The New River Trail - Draper Virginia

 "I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." 

— Nathaniel Hawthorne 

October 28, 2023  along The New River Trail 

in the New River Trail State Park 

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