“At any moment you have a choice that either leads you closer to your spirit or away from it.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
Hello friends! How’s your week going? Mine is starting off busier than I would like, whew. I have a request too! I try to find a quote to put at the top of these posts and after almost 200 of them, I’m running low on material! Do you have any quotes or poems that might fit these posts well? If so, post them in the comments or email me! (PS - this is a perpetual request, anytime you see or think of one I’d love to hear them!)
Here are some photo choices for today:
Sunrise June 6th - do you see the heart floating right above the sun?
Tiny little mushrooms in my garden.
I think this is the same kind of mushroom - what makes it turn it’s top inside out?!?
Pipevine swallowtail - look at those colors!!
He hits his colors underneath, looking almost black from the top. Isn’t that how we are? Hiding our real beauty from the world?
I loved this sunburst because it really had a dark and light half.
Another grassland bird that will probably not be found in my neighborhood next year, the dickcissel.
Full-throated singing
Pearl crescent butterfly
It was a baby robin party, there must have been eight fledglings.
Hello little baby!
Baby ducks are curious - who is this creature with the long black nose?
Eaglets getting bigger. Wonder when they will leave the nest?
The field of “weeds” (as many of my neighbors describe it) is full of surprises, like this little field sparrow.
I take more cardinal photos in winter but every once in a while mr. cardinal shows me just how stunning he is against summer colors too.
I’m hoping my week slows down and hoping you all find some ease and space in your days as well.
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Quote from Joanna Macy..."The heart that breaks open can hold the whole world."
Karen, your photos, so full of awe & wonder, can break a heart wide open as one contemplates Climate Change and our witting or unwitting destructive behavior. To think we are ushering in a "Silent Spring" breaks my heart wide open. Indeed so wide that I must figure out the best way to take action. Thank you Karen.
From Francis Bacon, “He that does not apply new remedies must expect new evils, for time is the great innovator.
Also from him is: Natural abilities are like natural plants, they need pruning by study.
Teresa of Avila- All things must come from its roots where it is planted. The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and produces more fruit.
Quote from Joanna Macy..."The heart that breaks open can hold the whole world."
Karen, your photos, so full of awe & wonder, can break a heart wide open as one contemplates Climate Change and our witting or unwitting destructive behavior. To think we are ushering in a "Silent Spring" breaks my heart wide open. Indeed so wide that I must figure out the best way to take action. Thank you Karen.
From Francis Bacon, “He that does not apply new remedies must expect new evils, for time is the great innovator.
Also from him is: Natural abilities are like natural plants, they need pruning by study.
Teresa of Avila- All things must come from its roots where it is planted. The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and produces more fruit.