Along Poverty Creek

 For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. 

Martin Luther

From our hike along the Poverty Creek Trail - Blacksburg, Virginia

Pandapas Pond Area

03-19-22

Print Available - HERE 

Winter Along The Creek

Winter along the creek - 

Tom's Creek at Deerfield Trail

Blacksburg, Virginia

Captured on 01-23-2021

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Adventures Are Just Around The Corner

 “Always there has been an adventure just around the corner…and the world is still full of corners.”

 ― Roy Chapman Andrews

The Huckleberry Trail in Blacksburg, Virginia

(Glade Road Side)

The Last Sunrise of 2020

If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time, 

not tomorrow or next year…

Today should always be our most wonderful day.

– Thomas Dreier

Sunrise - December 31, 2020

7:23 AM

Nature is a Tonic

“Nature is a tonic that can neither be 

packaged nor bottled... It eases the mind and soothes the senses.” 

― Melanie Charlene

From my walk 03-14-20 

Downtown Blacksburg - Scenes from the town

A collage of scenes from the 

Town of Blacksburg, Virginia.

Prints are available through my website:  HERE 

Downtown Blacksburg - Main Street with Flag

Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia

Along Main Street in the Heart of Blacksburg

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Downtown Blacksburg with Historical Marker

A View of Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia 

and the Historical Marker.

William Black was the Founder of Blacksburg.

Print Available - HERE 

Old Town Hall - Blacksburg Virginia

Town of Blacksburg
Old Town Hall
Established 1798

Blacksburg, Virginia 

Print Available - HERE 

Black and White Version - HERE 

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.

Available -- HERE 

Crossing Tom's Creek

"Wander a whole summer if you can...time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will definitely lengthen it....."

 ― John Muir

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FaceBook page - HERE 

Heritage Park Reflections

So come to the pond, 

or the river of your imagination, 

or the harbor of your longing, 

 and put your lips to the world. 

 And live your life. 

 ― Mary Oliver

Heritage Park - Blacksburg Virginia

Print Available - HERE 

 

Oh What a Sky!

How clear, how lovely bright,

How beautiful to sight

Those beams of morning play;

How heaven laughs out with glee

Where, like a bird set free,

Up from the eastern sea

Soars the delightful day.

― A.E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad

Heritage Park - Blacksburg Virginia

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Pond Reflections

There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.

 ― Dejan Stojanovic

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Oh Deer!

The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.

 — John Muir 

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Trees - Before and After

Before the Fog had lifted 

After the Fog had lifted 

Moments are precious; sometimes they linger and other times they're fleeting, and yet so much could be done in them.

 — Cecelia Ahern

Walking with Butterflies

Monarch Butterfly 

Remember that nature is your great restorer. 

~ Calvin Coolidge

The Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg has a lovely meadow of flowers at the very bottom.....and of course, beautiful butterflies!

Artistic Print - HERE 

Worm-eating Warbler - Another New Life Bird!

Another new lifer for me!  A Worm-eating Warbler.  

To be honest, I had never even heard of this warbler before.  I looked through all of my guides, and did some comparing of pics online - and I do believe that I have ID'd him correctly - BUT - if I'm wrong - please let me know :)  

We do not need to attend classroom training programs for everything, our observation opens the windows of knowledge around us.

― Sukant Ratnakar

 

In a Shady Spot

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.

- Wayne Dyer 

A Question Mark Butterfly

They like the "shady spots" in the forest.  

Light Blue Iris At The Hahn Horticulture Garden

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. 

 ~ Gerard de Nerval