Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Eyeing Me

There are many things in life that will catch your eye,

but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.

~Unknown.

About the Image: Captured 12-30-11 - Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia.

Carolina Wren - Discovery

The essence of living is discovering. Indeed, it is the joy of discovery that makes life worth the effort. ~Vijay Krishna

Textured Wings - Wings on Wednesday

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Han Suyin

Scorpion Fly - Wednesday Wings

At bottom every man knows well enough that he is a unique being, only once on this earth; and by no extraordinary chance will such a marvelously picturesque piece of diversity in unity as he is, ever be put together a second time. ~Friedrich Nietzsche

Hummingbird Moth with Transparent Wings

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.

~Marc Chagall

Very busy here and it has rained a LOT - so another one from the archives.

Hummingbird Moth - August 2010 - Deerfield Trail

Gull Landing ~ Wednesday Wings

We have not wings we cannot soar; but, we have feet to scale and climb, by slow degrees, by more and more, the cloudy summits of our time. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Hummingbird Moth - Wednesday Wings

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.
- Aristotle

Hummingbird Moth seen on my walk along the Huckleberry Trail 04-25-11

Blacksburg, VA - My FIRST sighting for 2011

Wednesday Wings - Content with Silence

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ~Ansel Adams

First Hummingbird moth sighting of 2010 - April 19 - Huckleberry Trail - Blacksburg VA

Wednesday Wings - Wings of Spring

Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. ~Jeffrey Glassberg

My first butterfly "capture" for 2011. This was taken Monday 04/04/11. I had seen a few butterflies but hadn't been able to capture any with the camera. I must say that these lovely creatures really do bring sunshine into my life. In fact - this little guy was taken in a bit of shady area - but the sun came out and started shining on the very top of it's wings. Not sure you can see that in this shot - but it was quite a speical moment!

I am TERRIBLE at the ID on these little guys. I think it may be a Spring Azure.

Wednesday Wings - Honey From the Moment

I expect some new phases of life this summer, and shall try to get the honey from each moment. ~Lucy Stone

Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall - I'm striving for the "honey from each moment".

Wednesday Wings - Creativity Is ...

(Taken at Bellpoint Park - Hinton WV)

Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. - Mary Lou Cook

Wednesday Wings ~ Golden Delight

(Goldfinch on a snowy branch)

Let us savour the swift delights of the most beautiful of our days!
-Alphonse de Lamartine

Wishing you all a Wednesday full of DELIGHT!

Portrait of a Lady

I Love how this lady posed for me!

And she gave me a good shot at the detail in her wings too.

Wishing you all a Wonderful Day!

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. ~George MacDonald