… His beak is focussed; he is preoccupied,
looking for something, something, something.
Poor bird, he is obsessed! …
~Elizabeth Bishop
nature
Ruffled Feathers
“It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.” ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
Water snake
Long slithering snake
gliding over the water
Swiftly swimming by.
Butterweed
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” ~A. A. Milne
Turtles on a log
“Happiness isn’t complicated. It is a humble state of gratitude for simple pleasures, tender mercies, recognized blessings, and inherent beauty.” ~Richelle E. Goodrich
Japanese Magnolia
“Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world …” ~ E. A. Bucchianeri
Reflect
“Our souls need time to think, dream and reflect.” ~Jo Ann Davis
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
Deadnettle (lamium purpureum)
“The longer I live the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world … I have loved the feel of the grass under my feet … and the face of the fields has often comforted me more than the faces of men …” ~John Burroughs
High atop a tree
Sitting high atop a tree
Surrounded by Spring
Waiting for a weather change.
“In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” ~Mark Twain
walking on a country road 