"Pay attention to the world."
Susan Sontag
"Know that you have talent, are original, and have something important to say."
Brenda Ueland
"A word after a word after a word is power."
Margaret Atwood
"Be curious. Read widely. Try new things. I think a lot of what people call intelligence just boils down to curiosity."
Aaron Swartz
"To write is to carve a new path through the terrain of the imagination.... To read is to travel through that terrain with the author as guide...."
Rebecca Solnit
"A civilized person is one who is able, at all times and in all places, to recognize the humanity of others fully."
Tzvetan Todorov
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world ... are the ones who do."
Steve Jobs
Beautiful — you’ve captured the wonderful greens and blues of one of the loveliest plants of springtime. Funny I found myself clicking over and over and over and this slideshow of 7 (which seemed like more than 30 photos) soothed my with excitement of springtime. I observed something new every time I looked. I am now looking forward to your find and opportunity to photo chubby, grumpy, unbalanced, fuzzy baby birds this year — an all time favorite I look at on your site. See ya buddy! Beautiful.
Thank you! I’m having a blast taking these photos … seems good to get results I’m satisfied with while still learning more about how to make them look better. No baby birds yet, but have been keeping an eye out for signs of bird-families forming. I may put together a new gallery of older ones that I found (I’m always finding forgotten photos) if some nests don’t show up soon. 🙂