Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "The Old Mill Pond" Spring time thoughts

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "The Old Mill Pond" Spring time thoughts: " 'The Old Mill Pond' http://matilds-naturephotographerblogspot.com/ On these cold days of winter I find it nice to go b..."

PHOTO: "The Old Mill Pond" Spring time thoughts



"The Old Mill Pond"  

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On these cold days of winter I find it nice to go back into spring through my warm weather photographs. Soon the frogs will be croaking in the evenings and the fireflies flying around the pond. I love all seasons and they all have special events, but today I am ready for spring.

Nature Happenings: Photo: Chasing the "Green Paper"

Nature Happenings: Photo: Chasing the "Green Paper": "This was once a beautiful landscape, then the greed of a society 'hell bent' on becoming rich changed it. You could say that the wildlife no..."

Photo: Chasing the "Green Paper"

This was once a beautiful landscape, then the greed of a society "hell bent" on becoming rich changed it. You could say that the wildlife now exists in the slums and the paper industry C E O's live in a mansion.

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "Art by God"

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "Art by God"

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "Art by God"

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: "Art by God": "'Art by God' I wonder how many eons this rock has listened to the music of the river and how many dreams were created while ..."

PHOTO: "Art by God"

"Art by God"

  I wonder how many eons this rock has listened to the music of the river and how many dreams were created while admiring the art of the river. How many Indian children used it to play on and how many times Indian moms washed food here. My mind can run free in these kinds of sacred grounds and not be cluttered by un-necessary baggage.

 

Photos: Whietails Everywhere

Went north looking for bald eagles today,we hiked about two miles down stream and found no eagles. We then searched other locations and could not even find one flying. However, the deer were pletiful today in heards, final count of thirty-nine and some old forgotten houses. Final count for hawks was around ten. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I did being out in nature once again.

Nature Happenings: Photo: Chipping Sparrow at the feeder

Nature Happenings: Photo: Chipping Sparrow at the feeder: "With the temperature at 17 degrees this morning this sparrow was filling up on 'corn energy' just outside my cave window. As I worked on edi..."

Photo: Chipping Sparrow at the feeder

With the temperature at 17 degrees this morning this sparrow was filling up on "corn energy" just outside my cave window. As I worked on editing some photos from yesterday it seemed he was wanting his photo made also.

Photos:"WONDER WHY"

"WONDER WHY"

by Dennis Waters on Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9:54am

  I read the newspaper this morning and again I wondered why bother; I found no good news. The news articles all pertain to money in some sort of way, how much the streets cost, how many dollars it cost for a person to bond out of jail and how much money we will make by being friends with China. The obituary reports how good a person “was” and no articles of how good a person “is.” We have to pass away to be bragged on and there is not much pleasure obtained in this.
  I found many pages of things I should buy to make the seller, me happy, and him richer. I have all I need and only want what I have repaired so I can use it. People gripe about the weather no matter what kind we have.
  I read more on Thoreau last night; Whitman considered him a scrooge of sort, so in Whitman’s review of Thoreau’s work he omitted all things of happiness. When Thoreau was dying of Tuberculosis, his works were not selling but he stated that this was fine, it gave him more privacy into his own thoughts.
  I find it hard to be of good thoughts when all around is nothing but negative chatter and actions of aggression. I enjoy the solitude on dark rainy days; it keeps the naysayers and Jehovah witness away from my cave door. Have you noticed that the J. W. only come on bright sunny days.
  Chosen solitude and seclusion in nature brings happiness, you see the gifts never seen in the confines of a plastic world dominated by phony plastic salespeople. Everyone is trying to sell something, his or her intelligence, goods we all need, and his or her thoughts on all subjects. However, in nature they seldom venture into the sacred grounds of illiterate simple people, wonder why.  

Photo: Eagles fly on the Cossatot (skull crusher)

This was a perfect day, we had traveled to the Cossatot River in search of Bald Eagles to photograph. I ask an interpreter if the Eagles had arrived and was told they had been seen that morning for the first time this year. We found a good location down river and set up. Within 30 min. I observed this one rounding a bend flying about 3ft. off the waters straight toward our location. Later we found five total for the day.

Nature Happenings: Photo: Tuffed "Black-crested" Titmouse

Nature Happenings: Photo: Tuffed "Black-crested" Titmouse: "With ice on the ground this friend came to visit at my East Texas cave window. I feel like it was saying 'come on out the weather is fine'."

Photo: Tuffed "Black-crested" Titmouse

With ice on the ground this friend came to visit at my East Texas cave window. I feel like it was saying "come on out the weather is fine".

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: Forgotten Church

Nature Happenings: PHOTO: Forgotten Church

PHOTO: Forgotten Church