Nature and Wildlife

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Sounds .....
Ladybug

White Cloud
Wolf

Butterfly
Little Child

Sayings
Sunrise

SOUNDS

Such beauty in our world abounds -
not only for our eyes, but sounds!
The whisper of grass in a gentle breeze.
The passage of the wind in trees.
The clatter of a bony branch
when winter's cold breath makes it dance.
The music of the chickadee arising in the snow:
the hooting of the owl in the late-night moon-light glow.
The early morning chirrup of a cheery cardinal's call...
the silence when I waken from an over-night snowfall.
The cricket in the Autumn when calling for a mate;
the plaintive cry of victim who suddenly meets Fate.....
when darkness falls behind the day
and hungry hunter finds its prey.
Although I say that silence is what we seem to hear,
there's actually a euphony of music to our ears!
© Joyce P. Hale

Ladybug, Ladybug, what do you see
deep in the grass, looking up at the tree?
How big is your world? As far as the sky?
Or only so far as your spotted wings fly?

Oh, beautiful Tree, so green and tall!
How do you feel when your lovely leaves fall?
Do you bow your head to the earth and weep?
Do you know it's time for your heart to sleep?

To Wolf, who travels near and far -
what do you feel when you howl to the stars?
When your footprints fall on the cold white snow,
do you smell your life in the winds that blow?

Oh beautiful butterfly so bright!
Were you placed on earth for our delight?
Where do you wander in your flight?
And where do you rest to pass the night?

White cloud, you travel the world around,
all the while you are looking down
at all the happenings on the ground,
and you never even make a sound!

Little Child - you and the Earth are one.
You must take care before it is gone.
The plains, the creeks, the birds that wing -
the wolf and bear, and winds that sing.
The mountains high where wildlife roam.
The trees and lakes that birds call home;
The valleys and the woods so fair -
we must join hands, of the Earth take care.

© Joyce P. Hale

Although the photos below were all taken by me,
if you click on the link of each bird below its photo,
you can see e-nature's pictures and descriptions.

One of our female
Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds
at our feeder. Blue Jay Eastern Towhee

Pileated
Woodpecker Red-bellied
Woodpecker Tufted
Titmouse Rose-breasted
Grosbeak

White-breasted
Nuthatch Carolina Wren Tufted Titmouse and American Goldfinch
(winter colors) both at our
platform feeder.

Northern Flicker Black-capped
Chickadee Goldfinch &
Housefinch

Northern Mockingbird Hawk (Red-tailed
I believe) Great Blue Heron

Birds have bad hair days,
too!! This is a photo of
the mockingbird above
after its bath. These are two great blue
herons lifting off of
a river nearby. An unusual sighting,
a blue grosbeak in
our backyard.

We have numerous
downy woodpeckers
visit all year long. An immature
double-crested cormorant
at a pond nearby. A red-bellied woodpecker
taking wing from one
of our feeders

A squirrel in the snow
on our back patio A young buck at one
of our birdfeeders. A resident chipmunk
peeking in my
computer room window... ....and at play...

Sayings

Beauty is as beauty does.
Everything is as it should be.
The child is father of the man.
Nothing good in life is free.
These are sayings passed along,
meant to guide you through the years;
keep you caring, make you think,
said by man to calm your fears.

Me? My sayings are the stars,
glinting in the darkness deep;
dewdrops glistening on a blade
of grass as Earth awakes from sleep.
An unseen, hidden flower reaching
for the sky - to touch the sun;
The multi-colored hues of sunset
when laden hours of day are done.

A child's clear eyes giving forth
the trust and love bestowed on me;
a mate's warm hand, and silent gaze
are beautiful for me to see.
These and other natural things
are sayings that my heart can hear,
given by God so we will know
His presence is always near.
© Joyce P. Hale

Each sunrise is a beauty far too
precious to ignore~
Each day a brand new vessel in
which happiness is poured!
© J. P. Hale

The top photo is of a hideaway stream in W.VA.
The next photo is the moon on a gorgeous night,
out back of our property.
Next is a composite photo of trumpet flowers
from our yard, a butterfly I took, and my granddaughter. (:D
All of the bird and animal photos were taken by me.
The sunset photo was taken in a nearby reserve.
How generous God is with his beauty!!!!!!!

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Ladybug, Ladybug, what do you see deep in the grass, looking up at the tree? How big is your world? As far as the sky? Or only so far as your spotted wings fly?	Oh, beautiful Tree, so green and tall! How do you feel when your lovely leaves fall? Do you bow your head to the earth and weep? Do you know it's time for your heart to sleep?
To Wolf, who travels near and far - what do you feel when you howl to the stars? When your footprints fall on the cold white snow, do you smell your life in the winds that blow?	Oh beautiful butterfly so bright! Were you placed on earth for our delight? Where do you wander in your flight? And where do you rest to pass the night?
White cloud, you travel the world around, all the while you are looking down at all the happenings on the ground, and you never even make a sound!	Little Child - you and the Earth are one. You must take care before it is gone. The plains, the creeks, the birds that wing - the wolf and bear, and winds that sing. The mountains high where wildlife roam. The trees and lakes that birds call home; The valleys and the woods so fair - we must join hands, of the Earth take care.


One of our female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at our feeder.	Blue Jay	Eastern Towhee


Pileated Woodpecker	Red-bellied Woodpecker	Tufted Titmouse	Rose-breasted Grosbeak


White-breasted Nuthatch	Carolina Wren	Tufted Titmouse and American Goldfinch (winter colors) both at our platform feeder.


Northern Flicker	Black-capped Chickadee	Goldfinch & Housefinch

Northern Mockingbird	Hawk (Red-tailed I believe)	Great Blue Heron

Birds have bad hair days, too!! This is a photo of the mockingbird above after its bath.	These are two great blue herons lifting off of a river nearby.	An unusual sighting, a blue grosbeak in our backyard.

We have numerous downy woodpeckers visit all year long.	An immature double-crested cormorant at a pond nearby.	A red-bellied woodpecker taking wing from one of our feeders


A squirrel in the snow on our back patio	A young buck at one of our birdfeeders.	A resident chipmunk peeking in my computer room window...	....and at play...