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morning flowers ~ Huron River, Michigan
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." ~ William Blake
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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
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wild creature ~ Huron River Watershed
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain
fawnHuron River WatershedNikon D7100deerMichiganAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR II
curious doe with fawn ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
“People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.” ~ Anton Chekhov
Nikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIMichiganContinental United StatesHuron River Watersheddeerdoefawnfaunachallenge
more reeds ~ and reflections ~ Lake Huron
"Qui non palazzi,
non teatro o loggia
ma in lor vece un abete,
un faggio, un pino.
Tra l'erba verde e il bel monte vicino
levan di terra al cielo nostr'intelletto."
~ F. PetrarcareedsgreenreflectionsLake HuronEast TawasMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIwetlandContinental United StatesTawas Point State Park
morning Tawas Point Light, in operation since 1876 ~ Lake Huron
"I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it." ~ Vincent Van Gogh
Tawas Point LighthouseNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIMichiganlighthouseTawas PointOttawasmaritimeLake HuronTawas Point State Parkhistoric sitearchitecturemorning1876
pointing the way ~ Blue Jay perching ~ Cyanocitta crostata ~ Lake Huron
"When I have ceased to break my wings against the faultiness of things, and learned that compromises wait behind each hardly opened gate, when I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth." ~ Sara Teasdale
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pointing the way ~ Blue Jay in flight ~ Cyanocitta crostata ~ Lake Huron
"Embrace the glorious mess that you are." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
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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
summer shores ~ Lake Huron
“Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.” ~ Pablo Picasso
Lake HuronMichiganshorelineEast TawasNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United StatesTawas Point State ParkSandy Hook Trailwaternatureoutdoorslakecover
wetland reflections ~ Lake Huron
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goals. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” ~ Benjamin E. Mays
reedsreflectionsMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IILake HuronOttawaswaterscapecloudsskywaterchallengecover
water's edge ~ road trip to Lake Huron with friends
"Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them." ~ Elliott Erwitt
water's edgeLake HuronNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIMichiganContinental United StateswetlandTawas Point State ParkEast Tawaswaterblossoms
Holiday Spirit
"This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!" ~ D.M. Dellinger
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
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
morning blue light ~ wild chicory ~ Michigan
"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit." ~ Aristotle
blueflowerblossomfieldMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbokehdepth of fieldwild chicorycover
impressions ~ Michigan
"The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives." ~ Louise Hay
Nikon D7100MichiganimpressionismflorafenceAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United Statesflowersfieldsrural Washtenaw Countyearly morningorchardsNatural Beauty Roadgolden hour
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
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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
Endless Summer ~ Michigan
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." ~ Baba Dioum
rural Washtenaw CountyMichiganearly morningNatural Beauty Roadfieldsorchardsgolden hourNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIContinental United Statesflowerwidlflowerssummercover
May the road rise up to meet you.
"May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand."
~ Old Irish BlessingIrish BlessingroadMichiganNikon D7100Continental United StatesAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIgolden hourmorningWashtenaw Countylandscape
morning pines ~ Michigan
"If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin." ~ Ivan Turgenev
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pinnate prairie coneflower ~ Michigan
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." ~ Albert Einstein
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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
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
golden blooms ~ Michigan
“On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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summer beauty ~ Michigan
“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is." ~ Anonymous
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on the wing again ~ Canada Geese ~ Branta canadensis ~ Huron River and Watershed
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor." ~ Charles Dickens
sunny thistle ~ Michigan
Eeyore's favorite food; also, ancient Celtic symbol of nobility of character and birth
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sunlight and mist through the pines ~ Michigan
"If you haven't the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you." ~ T.S.Eliot
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on golden pond ~ Michigan
"Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communications, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution." -- Ansel Adams
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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
Morning Has Broken
Like the first dewfall
On the first grass;
Praise for the sweetness,
Of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness
Where His feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight,
Mine is the morning,
Born of the one light
Eden saw play;
Praise with elation,
Praise every morning,
God’s re-creation
Of the new day."
~ Eleanor Farjeonearly morning mistMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIfarm fieldsruralChristian hymn1st published 1931words by Eleanor Farjeonset to traditional Scottish Gaelic tune known as Bunessan
Red-tailed Hawk, manteling ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"Honor the space between no longer and not yet." ~ Nancy Levin
redtailed hawkraptorMichiganbirdHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbird of prey
Portrait of a Red-Tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak and stared with his foot on the prey." ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Red-tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ~ Aristotle
redtailed hawkraptorMichiganbirdHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbird of prey
Red-tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River and Watershed
"The camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity.” ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Red-tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis
"Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world's most elegant phenomena." ~ John Burnside
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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
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Red-tailed Hawk, manteling ~ Buteo jamaicensis ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"If I got rid of my demons, I'd lose my angels." ~ Tennessee Williams
redtailed hawkraptorMichiganbirdHuron River WatershedNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbird of preyButeo jamaicensis
Green Heron, Juvenile ~ Butorides virescens ~ Huron River, Michigan
"I shall ask into my shell only those friends with whom I can be completely honest. I find am shedding hypocrisy in human relationships. What a rest that will be. The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Nikon D7100MichiganHuron River WatershedAFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIbirdGreen HeronButorides virescens
flora ~ Huron River ~ Michigan
"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." ~ Hal Boyle
Huron RiverfloraMichiganNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIwalkriverpink or purpleblossomflowerbloom
four greylag geese a-swimming ~ Anser anser ~ Huron River, Michigan
“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better.” ~ Jim Rohn
geeseswimmingMichiganContinental United StatesNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIHuron Rivergreylaganser anserducklike birdbird
American Goldfinch ~ Spinus tristis ~ Huron River, Michigan
“A picture is a secret about a secret ~ the more it tells you, the less you know.” ~ Diane Arbus..
Spinus tristisAmerican GoldfinchbirdMichiganContinental United StatesHuron RiverNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIperching birdcover
American Goldfinch ~ Spinus tristis ~ Huron River, Michigan
"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spinus tristisAmerican GoldfinchbirdMichiganContinental United StatesHuron RiverNikon D7100AFS Nikkor 70200mm f2.8G ED VR IIyellowperching birdbalance
tallgrass prairie and savannah with bluestem ~ Andropogon gerardii
remnants of an early Michigan morning landscape before farming, industry and commerce
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