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tulips ~ Michigan
"To begin, begin." ~ William Wordsworth
tulip flora blossom flower bloom Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States
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
blossoms flowers tulips bulbs red flora Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States flower
Muscari ~ Michigan
"There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." ~ Aristotle
muscari Michigan blooms purple flowers AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Nikon D7100 flower
Afternoon in the Michigan Woods
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." ~ Lao-tzu
maple Michigan leaves Continental United States red Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II autumn fall autumn leaves cover
Downy Woodpecker, female ~ Picoides pubescent ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~ George Bernard Shaw
Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescent AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Nikon D7100 Michigan bird Continental United States Huron River Watershed
Baltimore Oriole ~ Icterus galbula ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"And that other self, who watches me from the distance of decades, what will she say? Will she look at me with hatred or with compassion, I whose choices made her what she will be?" ~ Jane Hirshfield
Nikon D7100 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Huron River Watershed Michigan AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II bird
tree reflections ~ Lake Isabelle, Brauer Preserve, Michigan
"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying good-bye so hard." ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
reflections Lake Isabelle Brauer preserve Michigan water flora Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States
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
woodland May Apple raindrops storm Brauer Preserve Michigan cover
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. UK
reflections Brauer preserve Michigan wetland flora Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States
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 D7100 rock garden tulips tulips flora blooms blossoms bulbs spring Michigan flower cover
Spring Evening, with Scented Geraniums ~ Huron River and Watershed, Michigan
“Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
purple flowers evening blooms garden geraniums Michigan Huron River and Watershed
seashell by the seashore II
"It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere." ~ Anais Nin
shell Nikon D7100 North Carolina seashore golden Bogue Banks Crystal Coast Pine Knoll Shores Atlantic Ocean tribute
Willet over the Atlantic ~ Tringa semipalmata ~ Southern Outer Banks
"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance." ~ Aristotle
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Nikon D7100 bird North Carolina SOBX Southern Outer Banks island Atlantic Ocean Pine Knoll Shores Bogue Banks Crystal Coast shorebird birdinflight Willet Tringa semipalmata Continental United States inflight
White Ibis ~ Eudocimus albus ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down." ~ Ray Bradbury
White Ibis North Carolina island Southern Outer Banks Crystal Coast Nikon D7100 Eastern North Carolina AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Eudocimus albus Fort Macon State Park SOBX wader Bec croche L'Ibis blanc Petit flaman Corocoro blanco Coco blanco Ibis blanco Coclito blanco Bogue Banks longlegged wader barrier island bird
White Ibis ~ Eudocimus albus ~ Southern Outer Banks
"A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words." ~ Ansel Adams
Forest Floor ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"When the oak is felled, the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze." ~ Thomas Carlyle
forest floor green moss leaves stones tree needles nature flora rocks macro wood
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet ~ Regulus calendula ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Wash the gum from our eyes and dress ourselves for the dazzle of light." ~ Walt Whitman
bird SOBX North Carolina Southern Outer Banks Crystal Coast Pine Knoll Shores Bogue Banks island Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II rubycrowned kinglet kinglet Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium wetlands Regulus calendula Continental United States perching bird barrier island
Ruby-crowned Kinglet ~ Regulus calendula ~ Southern Outer Banks
"'Pan, who and what art thou?' he cried huskily. 'I'm youth, I'm joy,' Peter answered at a venture, 'I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.'" ~ J.M. Barrie
Rubycrowned Kinglet bird Regulus calendula forager Southern Outer Banks constant flicking of wings Bogue Banks sea isle Atlantic Ocean seaside sea seashore sea coast passerine kinglet olivegreen plumage twowhite wing bars white eye ring male has ruby crown animal
Time and Tide ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Time and tide wait for no man." ~ Geoffrey Chaucer
sea glass weathered glass beach sandy beach glass Southern Outer Banks frosted glass sand coast coastline coastal Carolinas Eastern North Carolina North Carolina Eastern Seaboard Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard take 20100 years to form drift glass drift process originally shard of broken glass rolled and tumbled in ocean shipwreck genuine sea glass wave rigored oceanic saline green shoreline seaside seashore sea sea coast sea isle shore Bogue Banks gift from the sea macro time and tide
Bonaparte's Gull ~ Chroicocephalus philadelphia ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun up in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel."
~ Nina Simone
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Eastern North Carolina bird water sea ocean Atlantic Ocean gull nonbreeding thin black bill adults are dark hooded waves in flight bird in flight Atlantic Seaboard breeds in isolated taiga boreal forests fauna nature
Yellow-rumped Warbler ~ Setophaga coronata ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Yellowrumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Southern Outer Banks North Carolina onthewing fauna nature Eastern Seaboard yellow versatile forager warbler bird tree
Natural Texture Etchings by the Sea ~ Southern Outer Banks
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” ~ Rachel Carson
etchings sand sea tide seaside beach Atlantic Ocean Eastern Seaboard barrier island ocean Bogue Banks Crystal Coast art tidewater art wave art coast coastline ripple marks tidal watercourse gifts from the sea tide marks low tide wet sand natural texture etchings by the sea sand ripples low tide sand texture patterns grains of sand
misty island evening ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Photography records the gamut of feelings written on the human face, the beauty of the earth and skies that man has inherited, and the wealth and confusion man has created. It is a major force in explaining man to man." - Edward Steichen
SOBX Pine Knoll Shores Bogue Banks Crystal Coast Atlantic Ocean golden hour North Carolina Coast island waterscape beach evening misty Southern Outer Banks color sunset light waves water composition seascape Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States barrier island cover
Cedar Waxwing ~ Bombycilla cedrorum ~ Southern Outer Banks
A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello." ~ Unknown
Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum North Carolina Fort Macon Atlantic Ocean Bogue Banks Crystal Coast bird Nikon D7100 Southern Outer Banks AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
Brown Pelican ~ Pelecanus occidentalis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"It's a new canvas and I am painting wide and free, remembering what I was then, am now, and ought to be." ~ Alice Boley
bird Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II North Carolina Pine Knoll Shores Bogue Banks Crystal Coast Atlantic Ocean birdinflight Brown Pelican Pelicans occidentals
the jetty ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art." ~ Andy Warhol
Ring-billed Gull, Juvenile (1st two years) ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I call to a seagull
Who dives to the waters
And catches his silver-fine
Dinner alone
Crying where are the footprints
That danced on these beaches
And the hands that cast wishes
That sunk like a stone
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry" ~
Joni Mitchell
Larus delawarensis ringbilled gull juvenile bird birdinflight seaside seashore sea coast sea isle seascape seabird seaboard Southern Outer Banks Bogue Banks Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard wings acrobat coastal plain coast coastline coastal carolinas North Carolina Eastern Seaboad Eastern North Carolina builtin compass black band on beak graceful flyer can race at more than 40 mph varied vocal repertoire dunes dune grasses sky animal
playtime
"A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything." ~ Irish Proverb
Oriental Shorthair kitten playful Continental United States
golden hour weather over the Atlantic ~ Southern Outer Banks
“While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.” ~ Dorothea Lange
Atlantic Ocean Pine Knoll Shores barrier island ocean golden hour weather Crystal Coast Bogue Banks SOBX Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Nikon D7100 beach waterscape waves AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II seascape cover
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
misty morning walking Southern Outer Banks SOBX Crystal Coast Bogue Banks Pine Knoll Shores Atlantic Ocean shoreline shore coast blue waves seafood North Carolina barrier island Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
Brown Pelicans ~ Pelecanus occidentals ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early mornings setting out, those evenings gleaming with rivers and lakes below us, still holding the last light." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican birdsinflight bird water ocean Atlantic SOBX Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Pine Knoll Shores Crystal Coast Bogue Banks Atlantic Ocean coast coastal waters ducklike bird pelican Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II island Continental United States barrier island inflight
Brown Pelican ~ Pelecanus occidentals ~ Southern Outer Banks
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ~ Charles Dickens
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican birdsinflight bird water ocean Atlantic SOBX Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Pine Knoll Shores Crystal Coast Bogue Banks Atlantic Ocean coast coastal waters ducklike bird pelican Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II island Continental United States barrier island inflight challenge
Brown Pelicans at Dusk ~ Pelecanus occidentalis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other." ~ Charles Dickens
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Sanderlings ~ Calidris alba ~ Southern Outer Banks
"The truth is, sometimes things don't happen to you for a reason. Sometimes it's just about being in the right place at the right time for someone else." ~ Jodi Picoult
calidris alba sanderling beach evening sand bird shorebird sandpiper sandy.beach water peeps wavewashed beach wavechasers surf Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Bogue Banks Crystal Coast Atlantic Ocean seacoast ocean sea island nature outdoors feast birthday
Sanderling ~ Calidris alba ~ Southern Outer Banks
"When we show respect for other living things, they show respect for us." ~ Arapaho proverb
sanderling Calidris alba shorebird bird Southern Outer Banks Crystal Coast Emerald Isle island Atlantic Ocean sandpiper wavechasers beach sand sandy beach peep forager probing migrant nature outdoors seacoast seaside ocean birthday
gifts from the sea ~ Southern Outer Banks
“Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach ~ waiting for a gift from the sea.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
detritus beach sand seaweed Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Emerald Isle Bogue Banks island Atlantic Ocean sea seaside seashore sandy shore ocean gifts birthday
Willet ~ Tringa semipalmata ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ~ Helen Keller
willet Tringa semipalmata Southern Outer Banks North Carolina piercing calls distinctive wing markings shorebird beach coastline bird striking white and black stripes on wing in flight runner barrier island water's edge chunky shape subdued plumage Eastern Seaboard Atlantic Ocean Crystal Coast seaside nature birthday
Willet ~ Tringa semipalmata ~ Emerald Isle
"Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.”
~ Mary Oliver
shorebird distinctive wing markings piercing calls Tringa semipalmata willet Emerald Isle Atlantic Ocean beach Southern Outer Banks North Carolina barrier island sea ocean shore bird sand water
j van cise photos
Ring-billed Gull ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"A place to rest, maybe linger awhile
With those who've been, and those who'll be,
With nature and me." ~ Jo Reuss
Ringbilled gull North Carolina Pine Knoll Shores Crystal Coast island Bogue Banks Atlantic Ocean Larus delawarensis bird birdinflight gull gulllike bird Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States golden hour inflight cover
ring-billed gull ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Make your own magic -- life's too short not to fill it with everything that makes you smile." ~ Unknown
AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Nikon D7100 bird ringbilled gull Larus delawarensis Atlantic Ocean Crystal Coast Pine Knoll Shores Bogue Banks North Carolina birdinflight
Ring-billed Gull ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"The quieter you become, the more you can hear...." ~ Ram Dass
Ringbilled Gull Larus delawarensis Southern Outer Banks Crystal Coast North Carolina Bogue Banks Emerald Isle birdinflight bird gull acrobat island sociable nimble.flyer opportunistic.feeder coast Atlantic Ocean seaside ocean beach isle sea coast outdoor animal birthday
Old Colony Council ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I don't mind being bones and feathers. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know." ~ J. L. Seagull
Larus delawarensis Southern Outer Banks North Carolina shorebird Emerald Isle Bogue Banks seacoast Atlantic Ocean seaside beach sand dune colony bird acrobats coastal black band encircling yellow bill gull sociable nimble flyers opportunistic feeder assembly feathers ringbilled gull ocean coast birthday
on the wing ~ Southern Outer Banks ~ 2nd winter sojourn to Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, with special guests ~ January 6, 2014
“There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they find to laugh at.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
bird on the wing inflight Bogue Banks SOBX Southern Outer Banks North Carolina coast island silhouette waves ocean Nikon D7100 AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II Continental United States Crystal Coast Atlantic Ocean golden hour
The Gathering Storm ~ Southern Outer Banks
“It is where the balance quivers, and the proportions are veiled in mist, that the opportunity for world-saving decisions presents itself.” ~ Winston S. Churchill
gathering storm Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Bogue Banks Emerald Isle water sky sand clouds waves blue
Sanderlings, with Sleeping Dunlins
"Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Dunlin Sanderling bird wading bird Calidris alpina coastal bird sandpiper shorebird Calidris alba
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sea ocean water waves sky froth abstract seascape mist
Foggy Dunes ~ Emerald Isle, North Carolina
"The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on."
~ Carl Sandburg
fog dunes Emerald Isle barrier fence barrier island foggy sand North Carolina Crystal Coast

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