more shots from sunriver

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The ruby-throated hummingbird is a wonder of migration.
Every winter it makes an amazing journey.
Some have been known to make a journey of 2500 miles or more,
from Alaska to Central America.
Because of it, the hummingbird is a symbol for accomplishing
that which seems impossible.
It will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances. 

~Ted Andrews

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Sounds of the Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Shortcut: Twittering squeaks

Song: Typical male song is a series of twittering squeaks ending with a gurgling jumble.

Call: During courtship, groups may perch together, calling and noisily singing from a wire, roof ridge or circling in the air. Alarm calls include a sharp chit-chit and a metallicchideep-chideep.

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Yet those who wait for the LORD 

Will gain new strength; 

They will mount up with wings like eagles, 

They will run and not get tired, 

They will walk and not become weary.

~Isaiah 40:31

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Life is full of beauty. Notice it. 

Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. 

Smell the rain, and feel the wind. 

Live your life to the fullest potential, 

and fight for your dreams.

~Ashley Smith

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He, who does not believe that G-d wants this bit of sand 

to lie in this particular place, does not believe at all.

~Hasidic Proverb

the original 'boyz'

Oh yes, it's hunting season once again.

Let's go retro, shall we?

How 'bout back to the early 90's?

Now, that's what I'm talkin' about...

seal

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, 

as a seal upon thine arm: 

for love is strong as death; 

jealousy is cruel as the grave: 

the coals thereof coals of fire, 

a most vehement flame.

~Song of Solomon, KJV

lynx

Lynx-eyes to our neighbors, and moles to ourselves.

~Jean de La Fontaine

visitors

We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through.
Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love...
and then we return home.

~Australian Aboriginal Proverb

flight

We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the thunder-cloud, and the rain.

~Henry David Thoreau

three point

Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.

~Mike Tyson

western gull

You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now - 

and nothing can stand in your way!

~Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

spotted

The ladybug's a beetle.
It's shaped like a pea.
Its color is a bright red
With lots of spots to see.
Although the name is ladybug
Some ladybugs are men.
So why don't we say "gentleman bug"
Every now and then?

~Author Unknown

hippo

Faith is to believe what we do not see;

the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.

~Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 - 430)

oranged winged

Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not.

~Henry David Thoreau

the three graces

"Boy, these people didn't wear many clothes around here, did they?"

~Taylor Ford
while visiting Hearst Castle

oasis

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

~Kahlil Gibran

stink eye

stink eye, n., it's like the evil eye, but a little less evil and a lot more stink.

~Urban Dictionary

great blue

The tall, long-legged great blue heron is the most common and largest of North American herons.

Great blue herons are waders, typically seen along coastlines, in marshes, or near the shores of ponds or streams. They are expert fishers. Herons snare their aquatic prey by walking slowly, or standing still for long periods of time and waiting for fish to come within range of their long necks and blade-like bills. The deathblow is delivered with a quick thrust of the sharp bill, and the prey is swallowed whole. Great blue herons have been known to choke to death by attempting to swallow fish too large for their long, S-shaped necks. Though they are best known as fishers, mice constitute a large part of their diet, and they also eat insects and other small creatures.

Great blue herons' size (3.2 to 4.5 feet) and wide wingspan (5.5 to 6.6 feet) make them a joy to see in flight. They can cruise at some 20 to 30 miles an hour.