Perhaps ....

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. 
~ Chinese Proverb

An "Artsy" Version - HERE

Sandpiper Flight

  Exude happiness and you will feel it back a thousand times.
 - Joan Lunden

Unexpected Pleasure

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. 
Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled 
by unexpected sparks. 
~ Samuel Johnson

The Simple Goodness of a Life

 American Snout Butterfly
 
That man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of a life. 
~Euripides

Print Available - HERE 

Take a Deep Breath

Smile, breathe and go slowly. 

~Thich Nhat Hanh

  Heritage Park Pond - Blacksburg Virginia 

Voyage of Discovery

The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. 
~ Marcel Proust

This image is from a few years back. When I first saw this little guy I thought he was a beaver but I do believe he is a muskrat. The tail wasn't quite right for a beaver. It was a quite a magical moment for me!

Upward Motion

Everything is in motion. 
Everything flows. 
Everything is vibrating.
- William Hazlitt

I really like to capture movement in the birds. 
 This little house finch cooperated nicely.