There’s magic in the patterns that nature provides.
Patterns
Month: April 2015
Lady’s Day
“…in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, It’s the life in your years” – Abraham Lincoln
While not the brilliant red or the iridescent black of the males, they are beautiful!
Quote found at http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Joyous_Life/3/
Rough Night
Not sure what happened to him, but it looks like he had a tussle. His “boat tail” is damaged.
Florida Viceroy
“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.” R. H. Heinlein
Quote found at http://www.butterflypages.com/quotes.php
Henrietta
Saw her standing by the fence on the other side of the parking lot. Snapped a couple of photos, turned to look at something else – and she was gone. They are stealthy birds.
Relaxing
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Gandhi
I had never seen a vulture sitting.
Quote found at http://enlightenyourday.com/2008/04/14/timeless-relaxing-zen-quotes-to-soothe-your-being/
Cypress
Cypress wood is amazingly resistant to water, this guy hangs out mid stream in the Little Econlockhatchee River.
Bugs
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Birds are getting scarce. They are nesting, and smaller birds have gone north. Dragon flies are epic.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/inspirational
Wetlands
The grass looked so soft I had to get this shot.
Bird Day #7
“But rational thoughts lead only to rational thoughts, whereas irrational thoughts lead to new experiences.”- Alan Lightman
Off on a new adventure, been reading Alan Lightman – more to come.
Decided to try the monochrome conversion on the wood stork, he seemed to have pretty good texture and the image didn’t come out flat – like most of my conversions.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/8933.Alan_Lightman
Picture This by Frank 