Saturday, July 14, 2012

Beauty Everywhere

If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ~ Vincent Van Gogh


I've decided to step up my posting schedule for a while. Instead of my usual twice a week plus Wednesday's Post of the Week, I'm going to post a little more frequently - just for now. Why? Because I have too many photos.

That doesn't sound like much of a problem, does it? And it's not, really. I'd just rather try to keep a bit more current and I'm finding that I'm introducing my posts with "A few weeks ago..." or "At the beginning of last month..." and I'd much prefer to say "A couple of days ago.." So just for a little while, you're going to be deluged with more photos per post, and more posts per week.

The Posts of the Week (if and when I have some for you) will alternate between Wednesdays and Thursdays in so that I can publish a post every couple of days.

I hope you enjoy the photos, below.


breezy
It was a breezy day so much of this wispy branch is out of focus but I still liked the effect and the colours.





baby cedar waxwing 2
I was trying to get a photo of a song sparrow when I noticed that there were also a couple of cedar waxwings in this tree just across the road from Frank's place. I had the wrong lens (Macro100 instead of the 100-400) so the quality is not great, but I still snapped a few before going back into the house to changes lenses. It's a good thing I did because they were gone when I came back out. The mother waxwing was on a higher branch but kept her back to me the full time. I haven't seen too many of these lovely birds and this was the first time I got the chance to see a young waxwing. It's a little cutie, eh?






after the rain
This morning puddle is brought to you by heavy rains the previous night. Everything looks better after a good soaking - especially the greenery of the woods.







rained on
Well, not everything. Have you ever seen a more bedraggled looking mourning dove? Poor thing doesn't have the good sense to come in out of the rain.





mourning dove 3
There, that's much better. They really are a lovely looking bird.






cedar grove path
Back to the cedar grove path which does indeed look good after a rainfall.





a bugs life
Perhaps he was seeking shelter from the rain. He sure chose a beautiful setting.





tattered guy
This little beauty is beginning to look a bit tattered. Its wings must have done a lot of flying.





butterfly gift
This little guy needed a rest and immediately lit upon my arm when I held it out. That was a special treat.





catkin on pine needles2
A catkin nestled gently upon pine needle tips. What else is there to say about that? It caught my eye.





bell flowers 2
Dainty little soft pink bells swaying in the breeze.





bare tree cones at sunset
I'm not sure how this tree managed to hang onto its cones but not its needles. Still, it looked lovely against the setting sun, so I thought I'd share.

More to come soon.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Live in the Sunshine

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson


morning sun
Sunlight is painting. ~ Nathaniel Hawthorne 





magnolia leaf
A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked. ~Anais Nin





dandelions in the sun
We were so far back in the woods, they almost had to pipe in sunlight. ~Roy Rogers





squirrel cutie
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. ~John Denver






wild phlox
The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy. ~Henry Ward Beecher





morning sun tree2
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. ~Ambrose Bierce






stick in sunlight
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. ~Arlo Guthrie






sunlit keys5
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose







setting sun
Yeah we all shine on, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. ~John Lennon








sunset fern2
Nothing can beat the smell of dew and flowers and the odor that comes out of the earth when the sun goes down. ~Ethel Waters