Song Sparrow

 "Life is so great that we only get a tiny moment to enjoy everything we see. And that moment is right now." 

~ Neil Pasricha

Keep Stillness Inside of You

 "In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." 

— Deepak Chopra

Tufted Titmouse Singing

 "The only thing better than singing is more singing." 

Ella Fitzgerald

Blue Jay

 “Never regret anything that made you smile.” 

— Mark Twain

Male House Finch

 "Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, 

Reduce selfishness, Have few desires." 

~ Lao Tzu

In The Shadows

 "Hope is not a prediction of the future; 

it's a declaration of what's possible." 

- Yogi Bhajan

White-crowned Sparrow 

Shower the World with Love and Gratitude

 “Thanksgiving is a joyous invitation to shower the world with love and gratitude.” 

― Amy Leigh Mercree

Carolina Wren

 “Give thanks as if you are living just to appreciate life. Live as if your life depends on love, kindness, gratitude, and thanksgiving.” 

- Debasish Mridha

Northern Flicker

 "Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, 

but chant the beauty of the good." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

 "If you see someone without a smile give them one of yours."

 — Unknown

Snowy Egret

 "If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade."

~ Tom Peters 

 From our visit to Clearwater Beach, Florida - Thanksgiving 2023.

White-throated Sparrow

 "It's your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don't take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find the humor in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver." 

– Betty White

Let Your Hopes Shape Your Future

 “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.” 

— Robert H. Schuller

Downy Woodpecker

   "...once you begin to take note of the things you are grateful for, you begin to lose sight of the things that you lack.”

― Germany Kent

Golden-crowned Kinglet

 “One small positive thought in the morning 

can change your whole day.” 

- Dalai Lama

Red-bellied Woodpecker

 "If life has those moments — ecstasies of health, youth and peace... — treasure them." 

~ Byron Caldwell Smith

Treasure in the Tree

 "We can only be said to be alive in those moments 

when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." 

~ Thornton Wilder

Downy Woodpecker in Autumn

 Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go. 

~ Natalie Goldberg

Always Wonderful - Male Cardinal

 "Even in the familiar 

there can be surprise and wonder." 

~ Tierney Gearon

Red-bellied Woodpecker - An Autumn Profile

 "Delicious autumn! 

My very soul is wedded to it, 

and if I were a bird I would fly 

about the earth seeking the successive autumns." 

~ George Eliot