HARVEST MOON

“True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.”

This couldn't come at a more perfect time..harvest moon birthday.

WILD FLOWERS

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection".

I grew up next to a cornfield where we had these little flowers were all around our yard. So, when I see them now they bring me back to such a familiar happy time and place.

FALL

What we think, we become.

I think, I may become...

FALL HARVEST

"I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done".

The season of change, best time of the year.

PELICANS

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Love this time of year around here. It's all about the big white birds. Until the eagles lands

SPOTTED DOE

Give light and people will find the way.

It's all about the right time and perfect place..

SUMMERS END

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

Soaking up the last days of summer, at Goose Lake.

WILD CANARY

To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.

Love these little wild yellow birds.

HUMMING BIRD HAPPINESS

"Nothing happens unless first a dream"

So cool, to see these birds out in the open and not just in a backyard by a sugar water feeder.

DEER REFLECTIONS

"We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will."

Capture moments, and reflect.

DEER

"Nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood."

Peek a boo, I see you...

RED TAILED HAWK

A place for everything, everything in its place.

Guard Rail Keeper.

SUNRISE

"Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them."

I make sure I wake up for moments like this.

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON AND JUVENILE

"If you don't create change, change will create you”

  Love to see the new baby birds learning how to fish, especially in the fog.

DOING THE DEW

"If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it"

                Moments like these don't last long. good thing for the spiders.

FEEL THE DEW

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf."

                        Any kind of moisture is such a welcome sight.

IN A FOG

                  "Most consequential choices involve shades of gray,
                    and some fog is often useful in getting things done."

                                               Just doing it.

KILLDEER

“The potential possibilities of any child are the most intriguing and stimulating in all creation.”

Watching the distracting actions of the mama killdeer, trying to lead me away from her baby. Truly amazing.

MALLARD DUCK PAIR

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

Looks like the female has his blue spot on her wing like a tattoo.

WOODCHUCK

“Listen and be led.”

I never knew how loud these woodchucks could be with their screeching noises.

RACCOON

“The nighttime is a very active time.”

I love raccoons.

ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK

“What is the difference between exploring and being lost?” New bird excitement.

DAISIES

"he loves me, he loves me not."

He love me.

INDIGO BUNTING

"A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.”

Blue birds make me smile.

ROBIN BABIES

"Come fly with me."

Time to spread your wings and fly.

BALTIMORE AND ORCHARD ORIOLE

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”

GROUND SQUIRREL

“He who never fell never climbed”

These little squirrels are very loud little creatures.