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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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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Radford, Virginia - Along Main Street

"Well I was born in a small town 

And I live in a small town 

Probably die in a small town 

Oh, those small communities" 

- John Mellencamp

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HERE 

Ghost Signs in Radford Virginia

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History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard. It is a poem with events as verses. 

~ Charles Angoff

This is what Wikipedia says about Ghost Signs: 

 A ghost sign is an old hand-painted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time. 

The sign may be kept for its nostalgic appeal, or simply indifference by the owner Ghost signs are found across the world with the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Canada having many surviving examples. Ghost signs are also called fading ads[ and brickads.

 In many cases these are advertisements painted on brick that remained over time. Old painted advertisements are occasionally discovered upon demolition of later-built adjoining structures. 

Throughout rural areas, old barn advertisements continue to promote defunct brands and quaint roadside attractions. Many ghost signs from the 1890s to 1960s are still visible. Such signs were most commonly used in the decades before the 

Great Depression.

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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Celebrating the Carolina Chickadee

Throw your hands up in the air 
and celebrate life.

- Steven Tyler

I liked this image so much I made it available as multiple items in my

"Chickadee Love" shop - HERE 

and available as prints and more
HERE 

What a Gull Wants

 Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Eyeing Me

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. 
Pursue those.

~Unknown.

 Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia.

Ducks in Flight Over The New River

I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.

~ John O'Donohue

  Taken at Bisset Park, Radford Virginia during a walk 
along the Riverway Trail on the New River

Made of Corn Husks

I feel like there are more possibilities when I work with my hands. 
 ― Oded Ezer 

During Brianna's first year at Radford, we attended the Folk Arts Festival and Highlander Festival.  This image is from the corn husk doll display. So colorful and "fall-ish". I especially LOVE the one with the rooster :) 
 Information about the history of the Corn Husk Doll - HERE