“Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.” ~Guy Kawasaki
nature
Along the lake’s edge
There’s music in the sighing of a reed;
There’s music in the gushing of a rill;
There’s music in all things, if people had ears;
Their earth is but the echo of the spheres.
~Lord Byron
Beauty
“He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:11
Insects
Music is in all growing things;
And underneath the silky wings
Of smallest insects there is stirred
A pulse of air that must be heard;
Earth’s silence lives, and throbs, and sings.
~George Parsons Lathrop
Summer sunset
“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.” ~Elbert Hubbard
Spicebush Swallowtail
One morning last week, a beautiful swallowtail was mud-puddling in our back yard. I couldn’t help but grab the camera and take a few shots. 🙂
“We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.” – William Hazlett
Tufted Titmouse
I enjoy the lively energy this small bird exudes as he flutters from feeder to bush to tree — his echoing voice clearly declaring his presence. To be so small, he certainly holds his own with the other birds.
“I’m not going to give up, shut up, or let up, until I’m taken up … as a matter of fact, I’m just getting warmed up!” ~Zig Ziglar
Down at the creek
“Come forth, and bring with you a heart
That watches and receives.”
~William Wordsworth
Crescent moon and venus
Two photos of the waxing crescent moon and venus taken on July 18. The first photo was taken shortly before sunset. The second photo was taken after sunset right before they dipped below the western horizon. The moon took on an orange glow.
Wildflowers
“Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
walking on a country road 