Cardinal with Cold Toes

So when you're cold

From the inside out

And don't know what to do,

Remember love and friendship,

And warmth will come to you.

― Stephen Cosgrove

One of my favorite images from our winter storm - taken 02-20-12

Sharing with Your Sunday Best that Nancy hosts - HERE

With The Sun Shining on Her

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

-Benjamin Franklin

Mrs. Red standing in front of a bit of snow left over from our storm.

Taken 02-20-12.

Raise Your Wing

Me: "Raise your wing if you want a Peanut"

Nutty: "I want one so bad I'll raise BOTH wings"

At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.

~Jean Houston

Happy Valentine's Day - A Valentine Nuthatch

Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart.

~Unknown

Wishing you a Wonderful Day!

Carolina Wren - Singing His Song

As long as we live, there is never enough singing.

~Martin Luther

Eye to Eye with a White-breasted Nuthatch

Taken 01-28-12 - Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia. I turned around and There He Was!

Happiness Is ~ Being Eye to Eye with a Nutatch

Red-bellied Woodpecker Close Up

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

~ Natalie Goldberg

Misty Dawn hosts Camera Critters - HERE

Brown Creeper - Birding at Bisset Park

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Oprah Winfrey

Bisset Park in Radford, Virginia is a GREAT place to see birds. It is part of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail. I saw several Brown Creepers during my outing there on 01-28-12. They are so fast - and blend in with the trees so well. Bisset is also where I saw my spark bird - A Yellow-throated warbler.

Nutty Takes Off - Wide Open Wings

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

~Alexander Woollcott

About the Image: One of my favorite images from my outing on 01-28-12 at Bisset Park in Radford, VA. I wish I had been able to capture the entire shadow but I'll take what I can get :)

About the Quote: That is one sentence that I completely agree with! Every day is important .... every MOMENT is important! Cherish your moments!

REMINDER - Free February 2012 Calendar featuring Mr. Red is - HERE

Bluebird at Bisset Park

As long as there are bluebirds, there will be miracles and a way to find happiness.

- Shirl Brunnel

About the image: Taken 01-28-12 at Bisset Park - Radford, Virginia

Mockingbird - Grabbing a Bite

Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.

~Rumi

Great Blue Heron Strikes a Pose

Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing.

Wayne Dyer

I count these little glimpses into nature as daily miracles. There was a time when I would not stand still and look but hurry past. Thankfully not any more.

Have a Miraculous Day!

White-breasted Nuthatch - Treat in His Beak

Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending.

~Unknown

White-breasted Nuthatch and His Song

And the song, from beginning to end, I found in the heart of a friend.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A Link to the White-breasted Nuthatch Songs and Calls can be found

HERE

About the image: Taken 12-30-11 at Bisset Park

Great Blue Heron - One Step At A Time

A close up of the Great Blue Heron walking up the tree branch

A view with the GBH and the tree.

There is no one giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.

~ Peter A. Cohen

About the Image: Taken 12-26-11 Izaak Walton Park - Christiansburg, VA

Misty Dawn Hosts Camera Critters - HERE

Carolina Chickadee - Simply Living

The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.

~ Steve Maraboli

Have I Mentioned That I LOVE Birds?

That should come as no surprise, right? These little creatures bring me such joy!

A White-breasted Nuthatch enjoying a little treat.

The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach, is Joy.

~Fra Giovanni

Dark-eyed Junco On a Branch

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

~Anna Quindlen

Mockingbird Close-Up

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

~Henri Frederic Amiel
Do you see the berry juice on his feathers?

Misty Dawn hosts Camera Critters - HERE

Mourning Dove - Golden Moments

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.
~George Elliot

Enjoy the Golden Moments of Today!