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American Robin, Juvenile ~ Turdus migratorius ~ Huron River Watershed
"In one of the stars I shall be living, in one of them, I shall be laughing. And so it will be, as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
American RobinrobinTurdus migratorsNikon D7100juvenileMichiganbirdperching birdsongbirdmigratorythrushreddish orange breaststate bird of MichiganConnecticutWisconsinamong first birds to sing at dawnsymbol of springAFS Nikkor 70 200mm f2.8G ED VR III
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through the majestic Redwoods ~ part of Grand Left Coast Auto Tour with Husband David Kushner (I grabbed the camera for this shot) ~ July 2007
"Take the green bowl. Take all the green bowls; love what you love without apology." ~ Elizabeth Berg, *The Year of Pleasures*
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time and tide ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Think but this, and all is mended: that you have but slumbered here, while these visions did appear; and this weak and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend. If you pardon, we will mend.... Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends." ~ Puck, *A Midsummer Night's Dream*
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American Herring Gull ~ Larus argentatus ~ Lake Michigan
"Do what makes you happy. Look upon what gives you joy. Listen to what lifts your spirit. Speak to those who warm your heart. Surround yourself with sights and sounds and people who make you smile." ~ Unknown
birdOld SaugatuckLake Michigan inflightAmerican Herring GullLarus argentatusNikon D7100gull
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view from the beach ~ Southern Outer Banks
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
beachgolden hourNikon D7100seascapeAtlantic OceanPine Knoll Shores North CarolinaislandBogue BanksCrystal Coastoceanwatersea
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Oregon Coast ~ part of Grand Left Coast Road Trip with Husband David Kushner (I grabbed the camera for this shot) ~ July 2007
“If sight of sand and sky and sea has given respite from your daily cares, then pause to thank Oswald West, former governor of Oregon (1911-1915). By his foresight, nearly 400 miles of the ocean shore was set aside for public use, from the Columbia River on the north to the California border on the south. This marker is erected and dedicated by the grateful citizens of Oregon to commemorate this outstanding achievement in the conservation of natural resources.” ~ from overlook point
Nikon D80Oregon CoastOswald WestbeachscapePacific Oceanoceanshorelinechallenge
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Autumn Leaves ~ Huron River and Watershed
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you." ~ Buddha
autumn leavesfallMichiganNikon D7100
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magic hour ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; we will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind..." ~ William Wordsworth
sunsetPine Knoll ShoresNorth CarolinaBogue Banks Crystal CoastAtlantic Oceanseascapegolden hourbeachwavesocean
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on the wing ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ~ George Eliot
on the wingCanada GeeseBranta condensesHuron RiverMichiganNikon D7100birdinflightAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIchallenge
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Les Fleurs ~ Huron River and Watershed
"We shall never cease from exploration
And the end of all of our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time."
~ T.S. Eliotles fleursflowersyellowbloomsNikon D7100gardenAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIflower
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road less traveled ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I ~ I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." ~ Robert Frost
roadless traveledNikon D7100rural Washtenaw CountyMichigan Continental United StatestwolanesummerAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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Red-tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"Tashunka Witko, better known as Crazy Horse, had a vision of a red-tailed hawk at Sylvan Lake, South Dakota. In his vision he saw himself riding a spirit horse, flying through a storm, as the hawk flew above him, shrieking. When he awoke, a red-tailed hawk was perched near his horse." ~ Michael R. Burch
redtailed hawkraptorMichiganbirdHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbird of preyButeo jamaicensis
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under the spreading tree ~ Huron River and Watershed
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." ~ Maya Angelou
sunlightgrassspreadinglightNikon D7100MichiganAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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rhythm of the rails ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
*City Of New Orleans* ~ Willie Nelson
"Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday morning rail
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee
And rolls along past houses farms and fields
Passing trains that have no name and graveyards full of old black men
And graveyards full of rusted automobiles
Good morning America how are you? Say, don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
And I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done
Dealin' cards with an old man in the club car
Penny a point, ain't no one keepin' score
Pass that paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels a rumbling neath the floor
And the sons of poor men porters and the sons of engineers
Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep rockin' to that gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel
Good morning America...
[guitar]
Night time on the City of New Orleans changing cars in Memphis Tennessee
Half way home we'll be there by morning
Through the Mississippi darkness rolling down to the sea
And all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain
This train has got the disappearing railroad blues
Good morning America..."AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IINikon D7100train tracksMichiganHuron River Watershedrhythm of the railscover
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American Avocets, breeding plumage ~ Recurvirostra americana ~ Lake Michigan
"Everything you have in this world is only borrowed for a short time." ~ Welsh Proverb
American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaNikon D7100Continental United StatesbirdsSouth HavenMichiganLake MichiganelegantAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIshorebirdsbirdbeach
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Cut-Leaf Teasel ~ Huron River and Watershed
"May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others,
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars,
And climb on every rung.
May you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young.
May you stay
Forever young.
May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth,
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
And may you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young.
May you stay
Forever young.
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
And may you stay
Forever young
Forever young
Forever young.
May you stay
Forever young."
~ Bob DylancutleafteaselMichiganfieldsHuron River WatershedContinental United StatesNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIplant
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Downy, by the River ~ Picoides pubescens ~ Huron River, Michigan
"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see." ~ C.S. Lewis
Picoides pubescensDowny WoodpeckerHuron RiverMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIwoodpeckerdownytreeclinging birdbird
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lily ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes." ~ Walt Whitman
lilydaylilyNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIMichiganorangeflowerbloomblossombirthday
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Song Sparrow ~ Melospiza melodia ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"We don't remember days, we remember moments." ~ Cesare Pavese
Song SparrowsparrowMelospiza melodiaHuron River WatershedMichiganAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IINikon D7100songbirdbird
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Waning Gibbous ~ Michigan
"Some people feel the rain, others just get wet." ~ Bob Marley
moonwaning gibbousMichiganContinental United StatesHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IImoonglow
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mulberry-hunting ~ Michigan
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts." ~ Charles Dickens
squirrelhuntingmulberryMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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curious fawn ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"it appeared that nobody ever said a thing they meant, or ever talked of a feeling they felt, but that was what music was for." ~ Virginia Woolf
fawndeerMichiganContinental United StatesHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIportrait of a fawncurious
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seedheads ~ Michigan
"It seems they had always been, and would always be, friends. Time could change much, but not that." ~ Winnie the Pooh
rural MichiganContinental United StatesNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIseedheadsmorning
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seashell ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." ~ William James
seashellSouthern Outer BanksSOBXCrystal Coastbarrier islandBogue BanksPine Knoll ShoresAtlantic OceanNikon D80
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misty morning walk ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." ~ John Burroughs
mistymorningwalkingSouthern Outer BanksSOBXCrystal CoastBogue BanksPine Knoll ShoresAtlantic OceanshorelineshorecoastbluewavesseafoodNorth Carolinabarrier islandNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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woodland May Apple after the storm ~ Brauer Preserve, Michigan
"If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together...there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart...I'll always be with you." ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
woodlandMay AppleraindropsstormBrauer PreserveMichigancover
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American Herring Gull ~ Larus argentatus smithsonianus ~ Lake Michigan
"If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders." ~ Walt Whitman
gullLake MichiganOld SaugatuckContinental United StatesinflightbirdNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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Muscari ~ Michigan
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." ~ Aristotle
muscariMichiganbloomspurpleflowersAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IINikon D7100flower
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Happy Fence Friday!
"In today’s rush, we all think too much....seek too much....want too much...and forget about the joy of just being." ~ Eckhart Tolle
fenceFridayMichiganContinental United StatesNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbokeh
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Sunset ~ Lake Michigan
"The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character." ~ Anne Frank
sunsetSaugatuckLake Michiganwatercoastgolden hourshorelinewaterscapeNikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United States
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dark skies over farmland ~ Michigan ~ back-road trip to Lake Michigan with David Kushner ~ September 2010
"Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim." ~ Tyler Knott Gregson
dark skiesfarmlandfieldsMichiganContinental United StatesNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
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tree reflections ~ Lake Isabelle, Brauer Preserve, Michigan
"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying good-bye so hard." ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
reflectionsLake IsabelleBrauer preserveMichiganwaterfloraNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United States
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not seeing the forest for the trees ~ Brauer Preserve, Michigan
"Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away to the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other,
That, we still are.
Call me by my old familiar name.
Speak to me in the easy way
which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effect.
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same that it ever was.
There is absolute unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind
because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you.
For an interval.
Somewhere. Very near.
Just around the corner.
All is well."
~ Henry Scott Holland ~ 1847-1918
Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral ~ London. UKreflectionsBrauer preserveMichiganwetlandfloraNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United States
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tulip ~ Michigan
"Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is mean to be celebrated." ~ Terry Tempest Williams
floraflowerredtulipblossombloomNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United States
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tulips ~ Michigan
"To begin, begin." ~ William Wordsworth
tulipflorablossomflowerbloomNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United States
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Sandhill Crane ~ Grus canadensis ~ Leonard Preserve, River Raisin Watershed, Michigan
“Stories never really end...even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.” ~ Cornelia Funke
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIsandhill cranecranegrus canadensisLeonard PreserveRiver Raisin WatershedMichiganlonglegged wader. nestingNikon D7100bird
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jellyfish ~ road trip to Newport Aquarium, Cincinnati, Ohio ~ June 2013
"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." ~ Dr. Seuss
jellyfishjellyNikon D80AFS DX ZoomNikkor 18135mm f3.55.6G IFEDContinental United StatesNewport AquariumCincinnatiOhio
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wood thrush ~ Hylocichia mustelina ~ Stinchfield Woods, Michigan
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'" ~ E.B. White
thrushhylocichia mustelinaStinchfield WoodsMichiganwood thrushNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbird
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world of tulips ~ Michigan
"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." ~ Dalai Lama
blossomsflowerstulipsbulbsredfloraNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United Statesflower
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all in a dream ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"You must learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no one, and full of magic, mystery, and enchantment." ~ Deepak Chopra
dreamlandscapesceneryHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United Statesflycatcher
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Brown-headed Cowbird ~ Molothrus ater ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might and, when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough." ~ Ernest Hemingway
brownheaded cowbirdMolothrus atercowbirdgallup parkhuron river watershedAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIwatershedMichiganNikon D7100Continental United Statesbird
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happy hour ~ anywhere
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." ~ Lewis Carroll
stemwarehappy hourNikon D7100anywhereAFS DX ZoomNikkor 18135mm f3.55.6G IFEDwine glasses
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Northern Flicker ~ Colaptes auratus ~ Lake Huron
"I'm going to make everything around me beautiful ~ that will be my life." ~ Elsie de Wolfe
northern flickerMichiganLake HuronEast TawasNikon D7100Continental United StatesAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbirdColaptes auratuz
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tilled and untllled ~ Michigan
"It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine." ~ Eeyore
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IItilleduntilledlandfieldsgreenMichiganNikon D7100
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rock garden tulips ~ Michigan
"And in the end, we were all just humans...drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nikon D7100rock garden tulipstulipsflorabloomsblossomsbulbsspringMichiganflowercover
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wood phlox ~ Scio Woods Preserve, Michigan
"Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching." ~ C.W. Lewis
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIwood phloxScio Woods PreserveMichiganNikon D7100flowerblossombloomflora
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early island light II ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser." ~ John W. Gardner
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IINikon D7100Atlantic Oceanislandbarrier islandPine Knoll ShoresBogue BanksCrystal CoastSOBXSouthern Outer Banksearly island lightoceanseashoreseashorelinemorningNorth Carolinaeastern North Carolina
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