Try to be like the turtle – at ease in your own shell. ~ Bill Copeland 🐢🐢🐢🐢 Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. ~James Bryant Conant I’m like an old turtle these days. I don’t run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I’ll be where…
Tag: Morning Walk
A Photo a Week Challenge: Sunrise
After seeing Nancy’s post here for the Photo A Week Challenge, I got inspired to post a few of my summer morning walk sunrise photos. Every workday during the summer, I got up before sunrise to do my daily walk. I didn’t realize the treat I would be blessed with each day as I watched…
Standing Tall: Great Blue Heron
As I wandered around our nearby lake yesterday morning, I was surprised to see this magnificent creature just standing at the edge of the water, calmly watching nearby activities. I took several photos, and stood ready to snap his takeoff once he became spooked. We have a nearby animal shelter and along with personal dogs,…
Vanessa Atalanta butterfly
The Red Admiral or previously called the Red Admirable. From information found on Wikipedia this butterfly is known as an unusually calm butterfly, and will often allow very close observations before flying away. Unfortunately, I did not get very close, but was excited to discover a new-to-me butterfly on my walk this morning. As I…
Tiny Bird Personality: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Such a little cutie! Prancing from branch to branch. Full of energy! Makes me wonder what’s got his attention up there. 💛💚💛💚💛💚💛 That little bird has chosen his shelter. Above it are the stars and the deep heaven of worlds. Yet he is rocking himself to sleep without caring for tomorrow’s lodging, calmly clinging to…
peace of life today 