The Life That Is In The Woods

 “But if they were to stop, and sit on a fallen log or with their back up against a tree and close their eyes, they could hear the life that is in the woods:”

― Holly Worton

Northern Flicker

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

but chant the beauty of the good." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Autumn Tails

 "In every walk with nature 

one receives far more than he seeks." 

- John Muir 

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Looking Up Into Autumn

 

“If you would know strength and patience, 

welcome the company of trees.” 

― Hal Borland

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On The Forest Floor

 “Almost the entire world is asleep. 

Those who are awake live in constant amazement.” 

― Tom Hanks, Joe vs. the Volcano

Lichen that had fallen off of a tree onto the forest floor.  

It seems like there's an entire miniature world 

on the forest floor.

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Fungi in the Forest

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." 

- Mahatma Gandhi

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Squirrel Scampers in the Autumn Forest

"The first breath of autumn was in the air.."

J.L. Carr

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Squirrel scampers in the

autumn forest.

Claytor Lake State Park

Dublin, Virginia

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Sunlight in the Forest

“It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.” 

- A. A.Milne

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Flicker In the Forest - Northern Flicker

Male Northern Flicker - Claytor Lake State Park

“...the woods, when they give at all, give unstintedly, and hold nothing back from their true worshippers. We must go to them lovingly, humbly, patiently, watchfully, and we shall learn what poignant loveliness lurks in the wild places and silent intervales, lying under starshine and sunset, what cadences of unearthly music are harped on aged pine boughs or crooned in copses of fir, what delicate savours exhale from mosses and ferns in sunny corners or on damp brooklands, what dreams and myths and legends of an older time haunt them. Then the immortal heart of the woods will beat against ours and its subtle life will steal into our veins and make us its own forever, so that no matter where we go or how widely we wander we shall yet be drawn back to the forest to find our most enduring kinship.” 

 ― L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle

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Through The Forest - Hungry Mother State Park

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“When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all,  follow this course 

 as the moon journeys through the stars.” 

 ― Gautama Buddha

Morning Fog at Hungry Mother State Park

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, 

places to play in and pray in, 

where Nature may heal and cheer 

and give strength to body and soul alike." 

 ~ John Muir

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Trees and Forest - Pipestem State Park

“...the woods, when they give at all, give unstintedly, and hold nothing back from their true worshippers. We must go to them lovingly, humbly, patiently, watchfully, and we shall learn what poignant loveliness lurks in the wild places and silent intervales, lying under starshine and sunset, what cadences of unearthly music are harped on aged pine boughs or crooned in copses of fir, what delicate savours exhale from mosses and ferns in sunny corners or on damp brooklands, what dreams and myths and legends of an older time haunt them. Then the immortal heart of the woods will beat against ours and its subtle life will steal into our veins and make us its own forever, so that no matter where we go or how widely we wander we shall yet be drawn back to the forest to find our most enduring kinship.” 

 ― L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle

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Trees in The Forest

Let’s take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees. 

~ Author Unknown

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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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In The Forest Series - A Little Bit Twisted

"The saddest part about being human 

 is not paying attention. 

 Presence is the gift of life." 

 - Stephen Levine

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Cardinal in the Forest

"The saddest part about being human 

is not paying attention. 

Presence is the gift of life." 

- Stephen Levine

My artistic rendering of a Male Cardinal in the Forest

Created from my original photograph.

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The Colors of the Forest

This art created from my original photograph.

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White-breasted Nuthatch in the Forest

The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.

 ― John Burroughs


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Pandapas Pond - Framed By Fall

“For as long as she could remember, she had thought that autumn air went well with books, that the two both somehow belonged with blankets, comfortable armchairs, 

and big cups of coffee or tea.” 

 ― Katarina Bivald

Autumn Air also goes well with a wonderful walk in the forest.

This image captured several years ago during

a walk around Pandapas Pond in Autumn

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Wildflower Wonderland

 I'm not strange, weird, off, nor crazy, 

my reality is just different from yours.

 ― Lewis Carroll