Morning Has Broken - Sunrise at Pipestem State Park

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"Morning has broken like the first morning 

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird 

Praise for the singing 

Praise for the morning 

Praise for them springing 

fresh from the world" 

- Cat Stevens 

Bee Balm

"If you take a flower in your hand 

and really look at it, 

it's your world for a moment." 

~ Georgia O'Keeffe

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Crested Coua - Bird of Madagascar

“There is no wrong way 

to perform an act of kindness.” 

 ― Catherine Ryan Hyde  

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This Crested Coua was seen during our visit to the

North Carolina Zoo Aviary in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Dark Morph

 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Dark Morph

“A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need.” 

 ― Richelle E. Goodrich -

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Hummingbird Moth And Bee Share The Butterfly Bush

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“I know of only one duty, and that is to love.” 

 ― Albert Camus

Fritillary Butterfly on Butterfly Milkweed

"How true it is that, if we are cheerful and contented, all nature smiles, the air seems more balmy, the sky clearer, the earth has a brighter green... the flowers are more fragrant... and the sun, moon, and stars all appear more beautiful, and seem to rejoice with us." 

- Orison Swett Marden 

Great Spangled Fritillary on Butterfly Milkweed.

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Monarch Caterpillar

"Look closely. The beautiful may be small." 

~ Immanuel Kant  

Tiny Monarch Caterpillar - this is my first of the year sighting. - Deerfield Trail, Blacksburg, Virginia 

06-30-19 

 Each weekend I try to get out and inspect the milkweed that grows in and around the many greenways and trails in Blacksburg. I was rewarded with my first sighting of a tiny monarch caterpillar - who I hope grows up to become a beautiful monarch butterfly.