Tricolored Heron Grabs A Bite

The belly rules the mind. 

~ Spanish proverb

A Version of this Available As a Print - HERE 

Skink Close-Up

I have to admit to being startled when these little guys dart out in front of me as I walk along a trail.  

You only realise how small your world is, once you start to make it bigger 

 ~ Haanim Galvaan

I believe this is a Six-lined Racerunner skink. (ID help appreciated)

Seen in North Carolina - 2012 Vacation

Fire In The Sky

Even after all this time 

 The sun never says to the earth, 

 "You owe Me." 

 Look what happens with A love like that, 

 It lights the Whole Sky.

~ Hafiz

 Print Available - HERE 

Cape Lookout Lighthouse - Another Look

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. 

~ Barbara Kingsolver

Don't Give Up On Your Dreams

When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."

 ~Unknown

Sunrise at Emerald Isle

Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.

~ Ninon de Lenclos 

This was the sunrise as we left our wonderful vacation spot.  This was taken as we crossed the bridge leaving the barrier island driving toward the mainland.

Egret Flies - Into the Mystic

hark, now hear the sailors cry, 

 smell the sea, and feel the sky

 let your soul and spirit fly,

 into the mystic... 

~ Van Morrison

I have just recently begun appreciating the music of Van Morrison.  

The link to this Song is found - HERE 

Heart in the Sand

We live our lives 

Like hands are tied 

And dead in days of dreaming 

Embrace the race 

Of every days 

But forsake the feeling 

Are we killing time 

While these days unwind? 

 We can't see past our own sad stories 

And wonder what we're missing 

We can't see past our own sad stories 

And forget how to listen
- Patrick Park


Print Available - HERE 

Life - It's All About the Moments

Lion Fish at NC Aquarium

I fell in LOVE with the Lion fish at the NC Aquarium!

This is my Artsy Version.

Print Available - HERE 

Everything's Just Beachy

The waves of the sea, help me get back to me. 

- Jill Davis

Print Available - HERE 

Ready for Take Off

Doesn't that Look Like Fun?

A highlight of our vacation one summer (in North Carolina) was seeing all of the birds that I never get to see normally. It was fun to see this guy running through the mud getting ready to take off. I'm just sorry that it isn't a clearer picture. I was totally unprepared! Hope you all have a Wonderful Day!

You Can see the "ARTSY" Version - HERE