This little bird found a cool, serene spot to hang out on a branch overlooking the creek. The colors of the vegetation reflecting in the water add to the tranquil scene.
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.” ~Lily Tomlin
country road
Bountiful blackberry blossoms
“Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.” ~Epictetus
Rain puddle
“A man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it.” ~R.C. Ferguson
Over there
“There’s only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence.” ~Queen Mary (consort of George V)
Tractors
You haven’t truly visited West Tennessee until you’ve driven 25 miles an hour down a two lane highway behind a tractor. 🙂
Black Swallowtail
“Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.” ~Jeffrey Glassberg
Butterweed
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” ~A. A. Milne
Sun sinking low
“There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country.
A fine landscape is like a piece of music;
it must be taken at the right tempo.
Even a bicycle goes too fast.”
~Paul S. Mowrer
Dark clouds rolling through
“When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words.” ~Thema Davis
Looking on the bright side
“No one ever injured his eyesight by looking on the bright side of things.”
~Unknown
walking on a country road 