“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln
The towhee is a new species for me, although common, a lucky find for me.
quote found at http://www.curatedquotes.com/life-quotes/short/
Bird Day #7
Tag: inspiration
More Moon
Subtle – but I had to try. Feel free to comment – is it too dark to work? If I had lightened, it the effect I was going for would have been lost.
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/
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.
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
Van Gogh
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Vincent Van Gogh
Happy (day after your) birthday Vince. Thanks for the beauty you have preserved for us.
Wildflower season is in full swing here.
Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/34583.Vincent_van_Gogh
Big Guy
“Miracles are the retelling in small letters of the very same story that is written across the whole world is letters too large for some of us to see.” C.S. Lewis
This guy was REALLY big – I guess over 12 feet. If you look closely there are young gators on the right side of the photo. They are living dangerously, since the biggest predators of alligators are larger alligators.
Quote found at http://thinkexist.com/quotes/with/keyword/large/.
Spooky
“All we know is still infinitely less than all that remains unknown.” William Harvey
Moved last picture first at the proper suggestion of Sheryl at https://smaaak.wordpress.com/about/. Who a repost doesn;t confuse folks.
The sun lit up the webs perfectly. Unfortunately I couldn’t capture the spirit of what it was like standing in the midst of these the sunlit webs. Please let me know if any of these pictures work.
Quote found at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/unknown.html
Picture This by Frank 