“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” ~Virgil A. Kraft
Tennessee
Great Blue Heron
These heron were doing some serious fishing out on flooded farm land near the Mississippi River. They crept along slowly … watching … listening … and then striking with lightening speed. Each strike was generally rewarded with a tiny silver fish.
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Great blue heorn
“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” ~John Buchan
Daffodils
“No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.” ~Unknown
An eagle in the clouds
During one of our recent walks, my husband pointed out this cloud formation that looked like an eagle’s head. It only lasted long enough to get a few shots before the higher winds swept it away.
~The clouds are always improvising, but the culprit is the wind.” ~Unknown
Empty nests
“I will protect you until you are grown, and then I will let you fly free. But loving you, that is for always.” ~Charlotte Gray
Rufous-sided Towhee
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ~John Hughes
Bone structure
“I prefer winter … when you feel the bone structure of the landscape.” ~Andrew Wyeth
Imprints
“The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There’s no getting over that.” ~Rachel Cohn
Hope
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burdens behind it.” ~Samuel Smiles
Snow day
Earlier this week, we got 13.5 inches of snow within a twenty-four hour time period. Fortunately, snow doesn’t generally last long around here. It’s up in the 40’s today and it is suppose to be in the 60’s early next week. I’ve always been told that if you don’t like the weather in West Tennessee, just wait a couple of days, and it will change. So true! Here are a few photos that I took on our “snow day” walk down our country road.
“A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.” ~Susan Orlean
walking on a country road 