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Clouds now and again

give a soul some respite from

moon-gazing—behold.

Matsuo Basho

You should be able to click on the pic and download it - If for some reason it doesn't work - email me and I will send you the Hi Res Version. I hope you ENJOY!

Leftover from Last Summer

Nature gets into our souls and opens doors to hidden parts of ourselves.

~ Pamela Heyda

Taken 02-28-12 with my iPhone and Olloclip lens.

One of the things I LOVE about the Olloclip macro lens is that it gives you very cool bokeh!

Don't know what bokeh is? Find out more HERE

Filled with Sunshine

Wishing you a Day filled with Sunshine!

An Awakening

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old.

You will just keep growing.
~ Gail Sheehy

About the image: Bubbles in a glass taken with my olloclip macro lens and iPhone

Cardinal with Cold Toes

So when you're cold

From the inside out

And don't know what to do,

Remember love and friendship,

And warmth will come to you.

― Stephen Cosgrove

One of my favorite images from our winter storm - taken 02-20-12

Sharing with Your Sunday Best that Nancy hosts - HERE

Mallard at the Duck Pond

In a world full of people who couldn't care less, be someone who couldn't care more.

~Author Unknown

About the image: Taken 02-18-12 at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond which is part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail.

About the quote: It has absolutely nothing to do with the image - but those words really spoke to me this morning.

Misty Dawn hosts Camera Critters - HERE

Before the Storm

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

~ Rabindranath Tagore

The morning before our winter storm of 02/19/12 was sunny and gorgeous. But that afternoon the clouds rolled in. I saw this "saucer" like cloud and just had to pull out my iPhone and snap it! You can see a bit of the sunburst that I caught too. I think this type of cloud is called a Lenticular cloud - which you can read more about - HERE

And if you missed the detailed SNOWFLAKE shots I captured during our Storm - you can see those - HERE and HERE

New Worlds To Discover

He who is contented is rich
~Lao Tzu

An ice cube starting to melt. Taken 02-23-12 - with my iPhone and Olloclip lens. I've never looked closely at a melting ice cube .... until today.

Weaving a Friendship

My friend Karen - aka Happy One - knitted this dishcloth and sent it to me as part of a give away she had on her blog. I LOVE it! I am actually using it as a coaster and it is sitting on my desk.

Karen is one of the kindest people I have met in blog land. She has a Daily blog - LIFE IS Good - and also a Snapshots blog. She took THIS sunrise pic when out walking and it just takes my breath away.

Thank you Karen - I'm so glad we're friends!

With The Sun Shining on Her

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

-Benjamin Franklin

Mrs. Red standing in front of a bit of snow left over from our storm.

Taken 02-20-12.

New Worlds Emerge

More snowflakes captured with my iPhone and Olloclip lens. I have to confess that watching these amazing crystals drop onto the windshield and take shape - and then develop into other shapes was quite a spiritual experience. I am in awe of our Creator and this amazing Universe.

Watery Wednesday is hosted - HERE

Snow Covered Branches

All Heaven and Earth

Flowered white obliterate...
Snow...unceasing snow
― Hashin

Taken the morning of 02-20-12 after our 1st Winter Storm of the season.

Snowflake Macro

The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.

~Edward R. Murrow

Image made 02-19-12. I sat in my car for over an hour trying to capture the snowflakes that fell on my windshield. Taken with my iPhone and Olloclip Macro lens.

A Gull and His Shadow

Now is the time to unite the soul and the world. Now is the time to see the sunlight dancing as one with the shadows.

~Rumi

I was pleased to have captured the shadow of the gull's head and beak in his open wing. Do you see the shadow? Image made 02-18-12 at Bisset Park, Radford Virginia as the gull landed on the New River.

Shadow Shot Sunday is Hosted - HERE

Song Sparrow Sweetly Singing

Live with passion!

Tony Robbins

Camera Critters is hosted by Misty Dawn - HERE

The Sun Sets

When the evening sky is painted 
Crimson by the setting sun, 
And the birds all cease to twitter, 
Knowing that the day is done, 
It is then we like to ponder 
And, forgetting worldly strife, 
Realize that love and friendship 
Are the greatest things in life.

~ Unknown

Mourning Dove - In the Blink of an Eye

Time is a brisk wind, for each hour it brings something new... but who can understand and measure its sharp breath, its mystery and its design?

~Paracelsus

Image Captured 02-15-12 in my backyard.

Mockingbird Heading to the Feeder

Every one of us has in him a continent of undiscovered character. Blessed is he who acts the Columbus to his own soul.

~Unknown

I put some grapes out in the feeder wreath (on the left). Mr. Mocker looked very sly heading over to grab a few. Image taken 02-15-12

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Outside My Window

To live happily is an inward power of the soul.

Marcus Aurelius

Taken thru my living room window - a yellow-rumped warbler. It felt like SPRING and it sounded like it too. The birds were singing so sweetly.

Raise Your Wing

Me: "Raise your wing if you want a Peanut"

Nutty: "I want one so bad I'll raise BOTH wings"

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.

~Jean Houston

My Heart Belongs to "Nutty"

Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart.

~Unknown

Wishing you a Wonderful Day!

Yes You Can!

Some encouraging words for those out there that need them!

Butterfly Close-up

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

― David Steindl-Rast

About the image: This image was taken in August of 2009.

Carolina Wren - Singing His Song

As long as we live, there is never enough singing.

~Martin Luther

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Hanging On!

About the Image: Taken 01-04-09. I added a Kim Klassen texture called "Revolution" and of course added the text.

Hoping you have a Wonderful Day!

Dragonfly

This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle; wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more, to whosoever will think of it.

~ Thomas Dekker

Camera Critters is hosted by Misty Dawn - HERE

Skywatch Friday - Live The Life You've Imagined

Another iPhone pic! (I added the text of course) This was a chance shot ... I looked up.... saw the plane that looked like it was "flying to the moon" and thought - that would make a great skywatch shot! Taken 02-03-12.

Love to see pics of the sky? Check out Skywatch Friday - HERE

Eye to Eye with a White-breasted Nuthatch

Taken 01-28-12 - Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia. I turned around and There He Was!

Happiness Is ~ Being Eye to Eye with a Nutatch

Reflections in a Droplet

If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.

― Jim Henson

Do you find that you put limitations on yourself? I struggle with that on a daily basis - so when I saw this quote it really spoke to me!

About the image: Taken with my iPhone and Olloclip Macro lens - 02-05-12

Lisa hosts Macro Monday - HERE

Birds Make Me Laugh - Fun Shot Bloopers

Doesn't it look like he is "walking" on the water

Actually "running" may be more appropriate.

These were taken from the river bank through the branches of the trees looking out onto the New River at Bisset Park. I thought it was funny that I captured one goose running away from the other one. Unfortunately all I captured was the open mouth of the goose that was doing the chasing - but I think you get the idea :)

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.

~Yiddish Proverb

Red-bellied Woodpecker Close Up

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

~ Natalie Goldberg

Misty Dawn hosts Camera Critters - HERE

Geese in Morning Flight - Skywatch Friday

Taken with my iPhone 01-08-12 - Morning Flight

Same Image - cropped a bit differently and enhanced with iPhone app - Snapseed (I think)

Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.

~ Unknown

Great SKY shots found at Skywatch Friday - HERE

Brown Creeper - Birding at Bisset Park

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Oprah Winfrey

Bisset Park in Radford, Virginia is a GREAT place to see birds. It is part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail. I saw several Brown Creepers during my outing there on 01-28-12. They are so fast - and blend in with the trees so well. Bisset is also where I saw my spark bird - A Yellow-throated warbler.

Every Day Is Important!

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

~Alexander Woollcott

About the Image: One of my favorite images from my outing on 01-28-12 at Bisset Park in Radford, VA. I wish I had been able to capture the entire shadow but I'll take what I can get :)

About the Quote: That is one sentence that I completely agree with! Every day is important .... every MOMENT is important! Cherish your moments!

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