Go out, go out I beg of you and taste the beauty of the wild. Behold the miracle of the earth with all the wonder of a child.” ~Edna Jaques
American Coot
Common Grackle
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~Henry Ward Beecher
Hiding places
“The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they’re merely the least searched.” ~Chris Pavone
Driving along the levee
Levee road along the Mississippi near Tiptonville, TN
Flock of red-winged blackbirds searching for grain
Eagle’s nest high in a tree
Foraging skunk
Duck blind and duck decoys
Landscape along the levee
Eagle nesting along the Mississippi river
Fox squirrel sitting in some trees
Barge going down the Mississippi
Mourning doves sitting on telephone lines
Sycamore tree
Deer running across a field
“Sometimes, the inessential is essential.” ~T. L. Rese
Watching the sunrise
My house faces the west, and my view of the east is blocked by pine trees, so I very seldom take much notice of the sunrise. But on this morning, the view through the pine trees in our backyard just refused to be ignored. It looks like a squirrel and a bird were also taking notice.
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1 NIV)
Sun shining through the trees
“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.” ~Hans Hofmann
Joy
“… there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” ~Christopher McCandless
A flurry of activity
Snow geese over Reelfoot Lake
“Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Catching some sun
Turtles of Reelfoot Lake State Park
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” ~Victor Hugh
The log yard
This lumber company uses water sprayers to keep the logs wet while they are out in the yard, waiting to be cut. When the weather gets below freezing, this makes for a rather interesting sight.
walking on a country road 