Are you willing to stoop down and consider the needs and desires of little children; to remember the weaknesses and loneliness of people who are growing old; to stop asking how much your friends love you, and to ask yourself whether you love them enough; to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear on their hearts; to trim your lamp so that it will give more light and less smoke, and to carry it in front so that your shadow will fall behind you; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden for your kindly feelings, with the gate open? Are you willing to do these things for a day? Then you are ready to keep Christmas!

HENRY VAN DYKE (1852–1933)

Living in the forest will often limit your view of a beautiful sunrise or sunset. But there are a few occasions, when conditions are just right, that fill the sky with color. Fortunate are those that have the opportunity to view this spectacular introduction to a new day.

This Spring-flowering spiny (absolutely wicked) shrub of the rose family with glossy and often lobed leaves, white or pink fragrant flowers, and small red fruits, provides a safe haven for a variety of birds.

Not all good pictures come from a single photograph. This poster size print 24" by 38" is made from a collection of 5 unrelated digital files taken over a two year period (reflections in a pond, Nate, Jennifer and two individual wallet sized school pictures of Jake and Brad, Jennifer's boys).

I think you would agree it's composed in such a way that a caption is hardly necessary.

I wonder where all the other birds have gone?