“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them and try to follow them.” ~Louisa May Alcott
Tennessee
Old weathered gray barn
A barn’s character is a reflection of the sun and the seasons.
Bird’s-eye view
“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” ~Jonathan Swift
Safety in numbers
“If one bird foraging in a flock on the ground suddenly takes off, all other birds will take off immediately after, before they even know what’s going on. The one who stays behind may be prey.” ~Frans de Waal
Crossing the Mississippi – “Old Bridge”
The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge carries traffic across the Mississippi River at Memphis. Also visible in the photos are two railroad bridges, the Frisco Bridge and the Harahan Bridge.
“It seems safe to say that it is also the crookedest river in the world, since in one part of its journey it uses up one thousand three hundred miles to cover the same ground that the crow would fly over in six hundred and seventy-five.” ~Mark Twain
Under the catalpa tree
“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” ~Jane Austen
Blue jay
“Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?” ~David Attenborough
Lurking in the grass
Black rat snakes are beneficial to farmers because they help control the rodent population. This was one long snake!
Milo
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap … but by the seeds you plant!” ~Robert Louis Stevenson
Misty morn
“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.” ~Thomas Hood
walking on a country road 