
Had to post this one.

Had to post this one.

“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln
Quote found at http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2013/08/20/happiness-quotes/

“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.” – Herman Hesse
A winter visitor
Quote found at http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2013/08/20/happiness-quotes/

“I believe that we do not know anything for certain, but everything probably.” – Christian Huygens
I think the above bird is a palm warbler. But cannot do a precise id. Hence the quote.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/doubt?page=4

The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it. – Plutarch
Tree Frog.
Quote found at http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/life-quotes.html

“I see no more than you, I’ve trained myself to notice what I see” – Sherlock Holmes
Quote found in The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws.

We become happier, much happier, when we realize life is an opportunity rather than an obligation.
Mary Augustine
Quote found at http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/life-quotes.html

“The woods would be quiet if no bird sang but the one that sang best.” – Henry Van Dyke
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/birds?page=9

As some may know – my favorite. Gaillardia pulchella it is a member of the sunflower family.

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” – Robert Lynd
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/birds?page=2