Festive Berries with Droplets

 “If I must start somewhere, right here and now 

is the best place imaginable.” 

 ― Richelle E. Goodrich

Web in the Berries

"Around us, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops. If you live in awareness, it is easy to see miracles everywhere." — Thich Nhat Hanh

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Dragonfly In the Berries

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"And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." 

 ~ Roald Dahl

In The Forest Series - Simply Blue

Nature looks dead in winter because her life is gathered into her heart. She withers the plant down to the root that she may grow it up again fairer and stronger. She calls her family together within her inmost home to prepare them for being scattered abroad upon the face of the earth.  

~ Hugh Macmillan

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In The Forest Series - Just Hanging Around

"Let me arise and open the gate, 

to breathe the wild warm air of the heath, 

 And to let in Love, and to let out Hate, 

And anger at living and scorn of Fate, 

To let in Life, and to let out Death." 

- Violet Fane

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Carolina Wren Sings an Autumn Song

Sing a song of seasons! 

Something bright in all, 

Flowers in the summer 

Fires in the fall!

- Robert Louis Stevenson, Autumn Fires

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Cedar Waxwing Duo

“A friend is someone who knows 

all about you and still loves you.” 

― Elbert Hubbard

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Cedar Waxwing Goes For a BIG BITE

If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.

 ― Coco Chanel

 

Luscious Berries

Love what is simple and beautiful. 

 These are the essentials. 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Autumn Art - Robin in the Wet Berries

For after all the best thing one can do when it is raining, is to let it rain. 

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Mother Nature In Her Festive Dress

It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.

 - Agnes M. Pharo

I thought this tree draped in berries looked quite lovely....
like it was wearing a Red Dress :)

Thankful for the Berries

We pray for the big things 
and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, 
small (and yet really not small) gifts. 

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Thankful for the berries and the trees that produce those berries.  Without those trees and berries, I wouldn't be able to watch the beautiful birds that visit.

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Blue Jay In The Berries

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

~ William Arthur Ward

Seasonal Opportunity

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. 

 ~ Benjamin Disraeli

There are a few days out of the year when this Dogwood tree is full of berries....and the birds flock to it.   Those are the days when the birds grab the berries and I try to grab shots of them grabbing the berries.   It only comes around once a year - so I had to grab the opportunity.   

Catbird Tosses a Berry

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

 — Eckhart Tolle

It is always FUN to find the birds exhibiting a unique behavior.  And I guess this really isn't so unique - it's just that they toss those berries SO FAST it's hard to see them when they are doing it.  I usually see that I've captured it AFTER I get home and download the shots.    

Go For It!

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

~Wayne Dyer

Cedar Waxwing - The Berry Grabber

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

~Thomas Foxwell Buxton

Dove In the Berries

For flowers that bloom about our feet;

For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;

For song of bird, and hum of bee;

For all things fair we hear or see,

Father in heaven, we thank Thee!

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

White-throated Sparrow Surrounded By Berries

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, 
but rejoices for those which he has.

~ Epictetus

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Robin ~ Grabbing His Opportunity

If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.

~J.M. Power

Grab your opportunities ~ Follow your Dreams