The Lake at Hungry Mother State Park - Marion Virginia

“Rise free from care before the dawn and seek new adventures. Let noon find you at other lakes, And night find you everywhere at home... Grow wild according to thy nature.” 

 ― Henry David Thoreau

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Song Sparrow Sweetie

Live in each season as it passes; 

breathe the air, 

drink the drink, 

taste the fruit, 

and resign yourself 
to the influence of the earth.

― Henry David Thoreau

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Tiny Bird on a Snowy Branch

Looking out the sliding glass door I saw a tiny bird "flitting around" on the branches .....

A closer crop and you can see it is a Golden-crowned Kinglet.  I had never seen one in the snow before.

Even in the snow they blend in pretty well with their surroundings.

...the poem of the world is uninterrupted, but few are the ears that hear it.

 ― Henry David Thoreau

Live The Life You've Imagined

Another iPhone pic! (I added the text of course) This was a chance shot ... I looked up.... saw the plane that looked like it was "flying to the moon" and thought - that would make a great  shot!  

Invest in Goodness

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

~Henry David Thoreau

A perfect spot for a Pine Siskin ~ In the Pines.

A quote that has absolutely nothing to do with the pic - 
but EVERYTHING to do with each of us.

Time Flies By

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today, Tomorrow will be dying.- Henry David Thoreau

Feathers and Flower Bud

Mourning Dove posing for me on my deck :)

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

~Henry David Thoreau

Little Bluebird Launch

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

 ~ Henry David Thoreau

 

A Closer Look

Nature will bear the closest inspection.
She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf,
and take an insect view of its plain.

~Henry David Thoreau

Beautiful Reserve

One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve.

- Henry David Thoreau