Hoverfly in Chicory

 “The garden of the world has no limits, 

except in your mind.” 

― Rumi

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Cicada Close-up

 Each of us is a unique strand 

in the intricate web of life 

and here to make a contribution. 

 ― Deepak Chopra

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Cicada in the Leaves

“Everything has beauty, 

but not everyone sees it.” 

 ― Confucius

Not the most beautiful bug - but they do look quite unique.

Those transparent wings are pretty awesome!

I hear them a LOT but rarely 

do I find one to photograph.

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Holding On

 All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. 

~ Havelock Ellis 

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Green Dragonfly

Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible. 

~ Paulo Coelho

Wall Art and More Available - HERE 

Plant Kindness - Gather Love

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, 
and he who plants kindness gathers love. 

~ St. Basil

Follow Your Dreams

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. 

So do it.

― Kurt Vonnegut

 

Do It On Purpose

As the morning grew

We were  

Dancing in the Dew

Just me and You  

Find out who you are and do it on purpose.

 ― Dolly Parton

Leaf-footed Bug

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.

~ Henry David Thoreau

Bee Fly on a Blossom

 Spring is nature's way of saying, ‘Let's party'!

-Robin Williams

This is a bee fly drinking from a blossom (not sure what kind of blossom).  When I first saw this little bee fly I thought it was a baby hummingbird moth.  It is actually a bee mimic

More info on the bee fly - HERE  

Baby Grasshopper

A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller. 

~  Paul Klee

Summer Delight

Summertime is always the best of what might be.  

~ Charles Bowden

Captured with my iPhone and Olloclip lens.   That little flower he is on is the first milkweed bloom. Once the milkweed blooms I start seeing more and more butterflies - so Milkweed is a True Delight of Summer!

HOLD On!

Sometimes - ALL we can do - is - HOLD On!

Taken with my iPhone and Olloclip lens

Not a clear pic - but I thought it was cool :) 

Damselfly Close-up

If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere.

~Vincent Van Gogh

  Gateway Trail - Blacksburg, Virginia 
Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 105mm lens

The Embrace

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

~ Albert Einstein

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  Captured during an early morning  walk.
I thought it looked like the

bee was being embraced by the wildflower.

Wasp - Discovery in a Dangerous Spot

The greatest discoveries have come from people who have looked at a standard situation and seen it differently.

~ Ira Erwin

I am calling this a wasp - but the truth is - I really don't know what this is.  

Ladybug - Kissed by the Morning Dew

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.

~Tecumseh

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HERE

Scorpion Fly

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. 
 ~Friedrich Nietzsche

I Confess.....

..... before the macro lens I never realized how colorful these guys can be. And I have learned that not all of them are colorful. But this one sure was. Every day I am amazed at what beauty surrounds us - if we only take the time to look.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. 

~ George Washington Carver

Bee on a Wildflower

I find it so interesting to get an up-close look at these creatures. 
I LOVE those see-thru wings.

Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow is only a vision. But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day, for it is life, the very life of life.
- The Sanskrit