Old Friends

 "The best mirror is an old friend." 

— George Herbert

Female Cardinal and White-throated Sparrow 

At the Duck Pond

 "Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." 

— Gary Snyder

Write It On Your Heart

 “Write it on your heart that every day 

 is the best day of the year.” 

 – Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Snowfall Rouses Your Inner Child

 “Snowfall rouses your inner child to dream and play once more.” 

— Angie Weiland-Crosby

Female Cardinal Snow Day

"He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter." 

~ John Burroughs

(from a prior winter - no measurable snow here yet this winter)

Pause, Reflect and Renew

 “Winter is a time to pause, reflect, and renew.” 

– Unknown

The World Needs Dreamers Who Do

 "The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." 

-Sarah Ban Breathnach

Grackle as the snow falls.

Blue Jay Snow Hop

 "Live for each second without hesitation." 

— Elton John

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Male Cardinal - Winter Delight

 Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness. 

 ― Mary Oliver 

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The Dance of Winter

 "They who sing through the summer 

must dance in the winter." 

- Italian Proverb

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From our early morning snowstorm

02-07-2021 

California Dreaming on Such a Winter's Day

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From our Snowstorm 01-31-2021

Blacksburg, Virginia 

Bird Expressions - Mockingbird with Attitude

Of all the things you wear, 

your expression is the most important.

~ Janet Lane

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White-crowned Sparrow

"Interest in the changing seasons is a much happier state of mind than being hopelessly in love with spring."

- George Santayana

Oh but I AM hopelessly in love with Spring, Summer and Fall ....

Winter not so much!

But it does give me an opportunity to capture birds in the snow.

Carolina Wren on a Winter Day

 “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” 

– Robert Brault

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Tufted Titmouse on a Winter Day

 "Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour." 

 - John Boswell

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Winter Morning Along The Road

 I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again." 

- Lewis Carroll

We had the BEST kind of snow last week - 

it stuck to the trees but not to the road :)

This was the day after our snow - and it was still clinging beautifully

to the trees. 

Winter Art - Tufted Titmouse in the Snow

“Spread love everywhere you go." 

 – Mother Teresa

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Female Cardinal with Ice on Her Feathers

“Write it on your heart that every day

is the best day of the year.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our weather event here in Blacksburg, VA yesterday was

an ice event, not a snow event (although it did start snowing a bit last night).

I chose this image to show you the

ice accumulating on the Female Cardinal's feathers.

The birds didn't seem to be bothered by it and eventually shook it off.

Female House Finch In The Snow

“See the light in others,

and treat them as if that is all you see.”

– Dr. Wayne Dyer

Winter Lady

“Kindness is free. Sprinkle it everywhere.”

– Unknown

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