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  1. “The smell of moist earth and lilacs hung in the air like wisps of the past and hints of the future.” - Margaret Millar

    #bloomscrolling #flora #flowers #lilac #purple #spring #April #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  2. April’s pretty Summer Snowflake plants are an aptly named metaphor for our area’s recent roller coaster weather. From flirting with ninety to frost warnings in the span of a week, it’s a wild ride.

    #bloomscrolling #flowers #flora #spring #nature #NaturePhotography #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  3. #SilentSunday

    Missing this lovely winter visitor who was at our feeders almost every day from December 26th through February 11th. Hope it has found a cozy, warmer spot to ride out the season.

    #birds #birding #BackyardBirds #warblers #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #creationstruck #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  4. Happy #NationalBirdDay!

    This Black-necked Stilt, a mother-to-be enjoying some quiet foraging time while her mate took his turn on their nest, was my favorite lifer sighting last year.

    This year’s first fave lifer sighting candidate - a Western Kingbird quite far away from its home - delighted us on just the second day of the year. A quick sighting from the back on a cold, cloud-covered day made for less than ideal pictures, but you can see a bit of its distinguishing lemon yellow belly if you zoom in.

    #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #creationstruck #QuietJoys #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

  5. From disappointment to delight: If our extended family Christmas gathering hadn’t been postponed by wintry weather, we wouldn’t have been home to see this pretty little late-to-migrate Orange-crowned Warbler at our backyard feeders the last two days.

    #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #warblers #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  6. Ah, the uplifting joy in the laughter punctuating cookie baking, tree decorating, and festive dinners, and the lyrical lilt of carols and the sweet voices in children’s pageants. But the moments of quiet joy are also precious: a hug or email or shared cup of coffee with a friend who is grieving, receiving a card or text from an old friend, or watching the snow fall or the sun rise over the icy horizon. The joy of the Christ Child meets us where we are, in the blue Christmases as well as those more merry and bright.

    #joy #Advent #ThirdSundayOfAdvent #Christmas #SilentSunday #lightstruck #winter #birds #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #lightstruck #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  7. “In the bleak mid-winter / Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter / Long ago.
    ~ Christina Rossetti

    #poetry #carols #Christmas #yuletide #winter #snow #sunrise #nature #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #QuietJoys

  8. Christmas has arrived with its magic and laughter tinged with bittersweet moments that sometimes take your breath away. Today I hope the love of the Christ Child offers you the peace, comfort, and joy that you need the most. Joyeux Noel!

    #MerryChristmas #Christmas #Noel #Yule #holidays #lightstruck #evergreens #SimpleThings #QuietJoys #nature #SolaceInNature

  9. “𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗇, 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗉 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗂𝖽𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗀𝗈 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾; 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝖺𝗃𝖺𝗋.” ~ 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗍 𝖠𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗈𝖽 (𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵.)

    #solstice #WinterSolstice #holidays #Christmas #InTheBleakMidwinter #sunrise #lightstruck #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #snow #SimpleThings #QuietJoys #DelightOverDarkness

  10. “𝘐𝑛 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑏𝘭𝑒𝘢𝑘 𝑚𝘪𝑑𝘸𝑖𝘯𝑡𝘦𝑟, 𝘧𝑟𝘰𝑠𝘵𝑦 𝑤𝘪𝑛𝘥 𝘮𝑎𝘥𝑒 𝑚𝘰𝑎𝘯, 𝐸𝘢𝑟𝘵ℎ 𝑠𝘵𝑜𝘰𝑑 ℎ𝘢𝑟𝘥 𝘢𝑠 𝑖𝘳𝑜𝘯, 𝑤𝘢𝑡𝘦𝑟 𝑙𝘪𝑘𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝑡𝘰𝑛𝘦; 𝑆𝘯𝑜𝘸 𝘩𝑎𝘥 𝘧𝑎𝘭𝑙𝘦𝑛, 𝘴𝑛𝘰𝑤 𝑜𝘯 𝘴𝑛𝘰𝑤, 𝘴𝑛𝘰𝑤 𝑜𝘯 𝘴𝑛𝘰𝑤, 𝘐𝑛 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑏𝘭𝑒𝘢𝑘 𝑚𝘪𝑑𝘸𝑖𝘯𝑡𝘦𝑟, 𝘭𝑜𝘯𝑔 𝑎𝘨𝑜.” ~ Christina Rosetti

    #winter #berries #bloomscrolling #flora #FlowerPhotography #frost #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #SimpleThings #QuietJoys #Advent #Christmas #InTheBleakMidwinter