The Art Of Living

~Let Go of the Worries ~ 
Hold On to Your Hopes and Dreams

Wispy Dandelion

What is a weed? 
A plant whose virtues have not 
yet been discovered.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

About the Image: Dandelion Pappus - 12-03-11 Izaak Walton Park - Christiansburg, VA

I didn't know what the little "wispy" part of the dandelion was called. I looked it up and Wikipedia tells me that it is called a Pappus (Pappi would be the plural).

"feathery bristles of the pappus function as a "parachute" which enables the seed to be carried by the wind" 
 I LOVE learning new things!

Bare Trees - Reflections

This is actually the "upside down shot"

Trees reflected in the pond.

Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect, and your emotions. It means encountering your subject matter with your whole being. It means looking beyond the labels of things and discovering the remarkable world around you.

~ Freeman Patterson

Hearts In Nature - Tree Bark Heart

Cultivate a heart of love that knows no anger.

~Unknown

  Deerfield Trail - Blacksburg, Virginia

I love finding hearts in nature!

Cedar Waxwing - The Berry Grabber

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

~Thomas Foxwell Buxton

Frosty Leaf

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.

~ Stanley Horowitz

Prints and More Available - HERE 

Red-Bellied Woodpecker Smiles

If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.

Les Giblin

Get Your Smile On!