“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great Egret
Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
American Coot
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
Hiding places
“The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they’re merely the least searched.” ~Chris Pavone
Settling in for the winter
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but rising every time we fall.”—Nelson Mandela
A duck
“When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.” ~James Whitcomb Riley
A hiding place
One day while I was out walking, I came upon this turtle sitting in the middle of the path. He seemed quite confident that I couldn’t see him hiding there behind that little piece of grass.
“Muster your wits; stand in your own defense, Or hide your heads like cowards, and fly hence.” ~William Shakespeare
Wearing green
Turtle covered in duckweed at Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge
Solitude
“I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Water snake
Long slithering snake
gliding over the water
Swiftly swimming by.
Eagle stirring up the snow geese
“Whenever you see confusion, you can be sure that something is wrong. Disorder in the world implies that something is out of place.” ~A. W. Tozer
walking on a country road 