Tufted Titmouse - Perched and Posing

 The happiness of your life 

depends upon the quality of your thoughts. 

Marcus Aurelius

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Bird World Beauty - Female Cardinal

Make the most of yourself, 

for that is all there is of you. 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Female Cardinal seen during a visit to 

Bisset Park, Radford, Virginia

July 2020.

Bluebird Couple In the Grass

"For some strange reason these little blue birds can sing a simple song that will repair broken or damaged hearts better than ANY surgeon can. Catch a glimpse or just a flash of their blue wings and you can fill up voids in a persons soul that we did not even know were empty!" 

- Keith Kridler

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The Train Trestle - Autumn at Bisset Park

"...I see the turning of a leaf 

dancing in an autumn sun, 

and brilliant shades of crimson 

glowing when a day is done..." 

~ Hazelmarie "Mattie" Elliott

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August Leaf 1

"Time does not change us. 

 It just unfolds us." 

- Max Frisch

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Carolina Chickadee - Bird in the Berries

"Do anything, but let it produce joy." 

~ Walt Whitman

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Carolina Chickadee at Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

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"To live happily is an inward power of the soul." 

Marcus Aurelius

Tufted Titmouse at Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia

"Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days." 

~ Alphonse de Lamartine  

 The Birds at Bisset Park are very cooperative

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Squirrels at Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia

"A good friend is cheaper than therapy." 

 ~ Author Unknown  

The Squirrels were out in full force at Bisset Park today. These two were chasing each other around but stopped just for a minute for me to get a pic!

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New River Views - Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry. 

~ Richard Feynman

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Along The New River at Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

"Count your blessings. There are many beautiful things in life to appreciate. The gift of life is priceless." 

- Lailah Gifty Akita

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Footbridge at Bisset Park - Radford Virginia

"All that is gold does not glitter, 

Not all those who wander are lost. 

The old that is strong does not wither, 

Deep roots are not reached by the frost." 

~ J.R.R. Tolkien

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Trees Along the Path at Bisset Park

 Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. 

- Lao Tzu 

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Downright Adorable - Squirrel Sweetness

“The real world, in my opinion, exists in the countryside, where Nature goes about her quiet business and brings us greatest pleasure.” 

 ― Fennel Hudson

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Wild Birds - Carolina Wren Sings

"Use what talents you possess; 

the woods would be very silent 

if no birds sang there 

except those that sang best." 

~ Henry Van Dyke

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Another Almost

So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

 — Stephen Chbosky 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    

Sometimes almost is good enough :) 

Tufted Titmouse On High Alert

Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul.

 ― Thomas Mann

This little Tufted Titmouse looks like he is on High Alert.  They  stretch themselves to look taller when another bird is around - or at least that is how it seems to me.  I've seen chickadees do this too.  There is never a dull moment watching these sweet little birds!


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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker In The Berries

Whatever you do, 

don't wait to start those dreams.

 ― Richie Norton

Artsy Image - HERE 

A Great Hiding Place

Walk in kindness toward the Earth 

and every living being.

- Sylvia Dolson

Mr (or Mrs)  Squirrel has found a wonderful hiding place, blending in perfectly with the tree.

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Carolina Chickadee Close-up

It takes no more time to see the good side of life than to see the bad.

 ― Jimmy Buffett

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