“Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O’Hara, that Tara, that land doesn’t mean anything to you? Why, land is the only thing worth workin’ worth fightin’ for, worth dying for, because its the only thing that lasts.” Gerald O’Hara:
Thank you for indulging me with sharing my discoveries at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park from this week. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I would definitely hit the bird house to see what I could find. There is a large aviary that […]
Earlier I hadn’t the opportunity to share with you some more images of the beautiful pre-dawn morning last week at Bombay Hook. Today seems like a perfect day to sit back and enjoy. So grab a glass of wine, a cup of coffee or whatever your preferred libation […]
The Leaves The leaves had a wonderful frolic. They danced to the wind’s loud song. They whirled, and they floated, and scampered. They circled and flew along. The moon saw the little leaves dancing. Each looked like a small brown bird. The man in the moon smiled and […]
Today was a day filled with mundane tasks. Wrapping up mid-afternoon, a quick look outside caused these two Downy Woodpeckers to catch my eye. For once I had my camera set up for birding as earlier in the morning I was hoping to capture a Winter Wren. With […]
It was one of those mornings, warmed by the early sun and the waning of the autumn leaves. When flocks of thousands of geese moved throughout the sky in search of warmer climes. The large National Wildlife Refuge provides a safe haven for a wide variety of birds. […]
A quick post tonight because, frankly, I am completely bleary eyed. A wake up call at 4:00 am and a two-hour drive to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in 30 degree temperatures led to this glorious pre-dawn fire-red sky. It was well worth getting up so early as this […]
Walk with me on the boardwalk, through the autumn woods towards Great Falls, Maryland. Where the power of the water thunders in the distance and the mist rises from the falls. Along the way, trickles are first seen. Which quickly become larger streams. Great Falls is within the […]
The Potomac River gorge dates about 600 million years old. In more the more recent 5 million years, water has traveled through cracks in the rock in a Mather Gorge formation, creating a small canyon with the Potomac river. Beautiful rocks, filled with quartz and mica encompass the […]
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leafs a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Alfred R. Ferguson Believe or not, […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 