The subtlety of nature
Posted: August 26, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Autumn, Critters, Earth, Fire, garden, home, Letting Go, Local Tourists, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Walking, wandering, water, weather | Tags: American Goldfinch, autumn, birds, Cleveland, dragonfly, elements, flowers, Gnome, Greater Cleveland Aquarium, insects, MaidinSun Photography, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, praying mantis, Summer, water, weather, wildflowers 27 Comments
Fiery dragonfly
You can find it in the little things.
We have a deal
Posted: August 18, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Critters, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, Summer, Walking, wandering, water, weather | Tags: American Goldfinch, birds, clouds, flowers, Meadow, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, Prairie Home Companion, reflections, Summer, thistle, trees, W B Yeats, water, weather, wildflowers, woods 33 Comments
The American Goldfinches and I have come to an agreement. They will let me take a few photos of them in the thistle every now and then in exchange for providing them with supplemental food at the feeder. Win-win situation all around.
Imagination and meditation
Posted: August 14, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Adventures in Life, Air, Critters, Earth, home, Letting Go, nature, Photography, Quotes, Spirit, Spring, Summer, travel, Walking, weather | Tags: Albert Einstein, American Goldfinch, birds, Canada, fairy house, flowers, Fundy National Park, Hafiz, Hiking, insects, Joseph Joubert, MaidinSun Photography, meadows, meditation, nature, New Brunswick, Outdoors, Photography, praying mantis, quotes, spring, travel, water, wildflowers, woods 38 Comments
A fairy house. (Fundy National Park, New Brunswick, Canada.)
Imagination is the eye of the soul.
~ Joseph Joubert
Extraordinarily lucky
Posted: July 27, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Air, Critters, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: American Goldfinch, birds, Breezy Acres, butterfly, flowers, Meadow, nature, Outdoors, Photography, rain, Summer, thistle, water, weather, wildflowers 41 Comments
The rains came yesterday and poured down upon us. It rained and rained and rained. The rain was most welcome. The grass is still brown in spots, but it looks as though most everything else has really perked up after the good drenching. We may get more rain today. The air is soupy and warm, always a good combination for pop-up storms and showers.
The Goldfinch Boogie
Posted: July 24, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Air, Critters, Earth, family, Fire, home, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: American Goldfinch, birds, crescent moon, John James Audubon, MaidinSun Photography, moon, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, trees, walking, water, wildflowers 32 Comments
The goldfinches were dancing around me on my walk this morning, posing for pictures and then taking off before I could get a decent shot. They piloted me through the white pines and into the meadows where they’re collecting thistle down to line their nests. I love watching them in flight, the way they seem to bounce up and down, coast, up and down, coast, calling out to each other as they make their way around the trees and meadows.
Slow walking a 5k on a spectacular Sunday
Posted: April 29, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Air, Critters, Earth, Fire, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Spring, Walking, wandering, water, weather, wwwp5k | Tags: American Goldfinch, birds, Dawn Chorus, Eastern Bluebird, nature, Outdoors, Photography, pond, quotes, reflections, spring, Thich Nhat Hanh, trees, water, wwwp5k 46 Comments
A spectator watching my 5k.
Happy Sunday! I know that by the time this post goes out some of you may be finished or just about finished with Sunday. I hope it was a good one. Did you participate in Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k? I did, and with probably one of the slowest times on record.
Life in the Bogs 