“Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.” ~Danny Kaye
Tennessee
Weeds and wildflowers
Great Egret
Great Egret taken at Reelfoot Lake State Park
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” ~John Burroughs
A Yellow theme
On my walks this week, the yellows of this season as summer fades into autumn have really been popping out and catching my attention. Here are a few photos from those country road walks.
“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” ~Jim Bishop
Humidity hanging in the air
“What dreadful hot weather we are having. It leaves me in a complete state of inelegance.” ~Jane Austin
Snacking on soybeans
Checkered White butterfly on vervain
Soybean rows
Sunset years
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~Ronald Reagan
Bountiful blackberry blossoms
“Whoever does not regard what he has as most ample wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world.” ~Epictetus
