Male Cardinal

Just before the death of flowers,

And before they are buried in snow,

There comes a festival season

When nature is all aglow.

- Author Unknown

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.  

Carolina Wren in the Autumn Forest

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.

~ Orison Swett Marden

I always hear these little wrens before I see them. They have such a beautiful voice.

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Squirrel on a Branch - Happiness on Your Heels

Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.

~ Bertolt Brecht

My happiest moments are spent outside - breathing deeply of nature.

Butterfly Chrysalis

Kiss your life. Accept it, just as it is. Today. Now. So that those moments of happiness you're waiting for don't pass you by.

~Unknown

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What a thrilling find!  Gateway Trail - Blacksburg, VA

Delicate Pink

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.

~Albert Schweitzer

Green Shield Bug - The Climb

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox