Summer Reflections on the New River

I question not if thrushes sing, 

If roses load the air; 

Beyond my heart I need not reach 

When all is summer there. 

~ John Vance Cheney

Early Morning at Claytor Lake State Park

Early morning at Claytor Lake State Park, Dublin Virginia

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. 

— Marcus Aurelius

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Beach Sunrise

One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness.

 ― Richelle E. Goodrich

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Salt Marsh Reflections

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self. 

- Aldous Huxley

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Up The Creek!

You do not need to know 

 precisely what is happening, 

or exactly where it is all going.

What you need is to 

 recognize the possibilities and challenges 

offered by the present moment, 

 and to embrace them with 

 courage, faith and hope. 

 — Thomas Merton

Experience Every Good Thing

This is my life. It is my one time to be me. 
I want to experience every good thing.

~ Maya Angelou 

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Endless Possibility

Each new day greets us with no rules except for the rules we place on it. Greet this new day with open arms and endless possibility.  

~ Steve Maraboli

Image made with my iPhone and snapseed edit.  When I saw this pier in Ocean City, Maryland - my very first thought was that it looks ENDLESS.

Spend the Afternoon

Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you. 

~ Ann Dillard

About the Image:  Made with my iPhone and edited with Snapseed

Taken in Ocean City, Maryland - Assawoman Bay 

The grasses are called Phragmites - you can learn more about Phragmites on

Wikipedia - HERE 

Cape Lookout Lighthouse

Light is good from whatever lamp it shines.  

~Unknown

During our vacation in North Carolina, we took a sailboat cruise to Cape Lookout.

This shot was taken from the sailboat as we left the area.

What a GREAT time!  I don't often get to see Lighthouses - but I LOVE them!

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What a Gull Wants

 Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

Jewelry of Nature

Innumerable as the stars of night,

Or stars of morning, dewdrops which the sun

Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

~ John Milton

Creativity Is ...

(Taken at Bellpoint Park - Hinton WV)

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun." 
- Mary Lou Cook

The Land of My Youth

Bluestone Lake ~ Hinton, West Virginia
Wet, Wild and Wonderful ~ That is West Virginia! My "growing up" years were spent in this beautiful state. Lots of unspoiled beauty!

Wishing you a Wonderful Day!

Abbott Lake at Peaks of Otter

During one of our StayCations - Hubby and I visited another spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The Peaks of Otter. This is take from Abbott Lake looking toward Sharp Top Mountain - elevation 3862 ft.
More info on Peaks of Otter: HERE

There is a one mile hiking trail around the Lake.

A view from the hiking trail.

At the end of the trail, a wonderful bench to
sit on and take in all of the beauty.

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by  going to fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
~ Eddie Cantor

Withdraw from the cares

Every person needs to take one day away...... Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.
 ― Maya Angelou 

A Doorway to a New World

Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.

~John Muir