

Only thing missing are the dinosaurs. These ferns were 4-5 foot high.
Next time at the park I’m going to carry my wide angle zoom for some different perspectives. I was limited by telephoto.


“The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray She sang ful loude and cleere.” Geoffrey Chaucer
Middle English, perhaps we should create internet memes in middle English like the ones that say “if you can read this…..”.
Quote found at http://quotes.yourdictionary.com/dove


“…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/

“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/


“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


“All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.” Abraham Lincoln
Beautiful plant, 4 to 7 feet high, the flowers are 3 to 4 inches across. As you can see by the thorns, it has an excellent defense system.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/thistle/

“Even Monkeys fall out of trees” – Japanese Proverb
His breeding plumage blue is fading, maybe I’ll get better pics next year. You can get a flavor for how dramitic the color change is, his beak is usually dark to yellow.
Quote found in the book The Zen of Creativity by John Daido Loori.