A Little Piece of Me: Izaak Walton Park

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Monday

An Autumn Road

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

- Raquel Franco

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Thursday

Autumn at the Izaak Walton Park in Christiansburg Virginia

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.

- Stanley Horowitz

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Friday

The Road To Autumn

"On such a day each road is planned

To lead to some enchanted land;

Each turning meets expectancy.

The signs I read on every hand.

I know by autumn's wizardry

On such a day the world can be

Only a great glad dream for me--

Only a great glad dream for me!"

- Eleanor Myers Jewett, An Autumn Day

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Monday

Marsh and Pond

“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive.

Be true. Be kind.”

― Roy T. Bennett

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Fog Rising Over the Pond

“You have to accept whatever comes,

and the only important thing

is that you meet it with

the best you have to give.”

― Eleanor Roosevelt

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Friday

Accept What Comes From Silence

Accept what comes from silence.

Make the best you can of it.

Of the little words that come out of the silence,

like prayers prayed back to the one who prays,

make a poem that does not disturb

the silence from which it came.

- Wendell Berry

A Different Version of this Image - HERE

Saturday

Standing Tall - Great Blue Heron

“Gratitude goes beyond the 'mine' and 'thine' and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift.”

- Henri J.M. Nouwen

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Wednesday

Sacred Idleness

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.

~ George MacDonald

I truly believe this quote!

Life always seems to be so hurried.

Quiet Time, Time with Nature, Time with our Creator, Time with those sweet birds I love so much -

That Time is Sacred.

Artistic Version Available - HERE

Sunday

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Gathering

A Gathering of Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies

Showing off A Pretty Blue Belly

Another Look at the Blue Belly

I had never noticed that their abdomen was such a Lovely Shade of Blue. Nature amazes me Daily!

Look everywhere. There are miracles and curiosities to fascinate and intrigue for many lifetimes:..

Jay Woodman

Tuesday

In the Green

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

~ Lao Tzu

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Sunday

What a lovely place this world would be if only people would feel affection for everyone else, and all the ugliness of the human heart were to vanish - our envy of those better off than ourselves and our scorn for those worse off.

~ Sayo Masuda

WE can change things.

WE can love more.

WE can show more kindness

When I saw it I immediately thought it was shaped like a heart.

Do you see it?

A Similar Version of this image found -
Here

Wednesday

The Eloquence of Silence

"In Silence there is eloquence."

- Rumi

Tuesday

A Dream Come True

Surrender to your dreams and let them launch your tomorrow.

~ Lisa Fantino

This little Wood Duck is A LIFER for me - seen 03-16-13.

I was VERY far away so I had to crop the image closely - not as sharp as I would have liked. Still - a dream come true!

Sunday

Harmony

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world.
~Marcus Aurelius

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Wednesday

Hooded Merganser Couple

One day spent with someone you love can change everything.

~ Mitch Albom

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Sunday

Variegated Fritillary Butterfly

"Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine."

— Gordon B. Hinckley

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