cleared to land

cleared to land
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

wren

wren
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

fish the other white meat

fish the other white meat
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

rise above the chaos

rise above the chaos
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle
Originally uploaded by dnorton2812.

By Dnorton2812

Maryland, Susquehanna River.

Today's weather was rough. Cold, Windy and Windy and Cloudy and Cloudy.

This is the only image worth posting and I don't even like it. Too much noise. The light was dim. I shot at 400 ISO. I can forgive the white background but I just can't stand the noise.

This is a full frame uncropped image. Only the border was added. I resized from the original size of 3888x2592.

could you carve me in a tree

could you carve me in a tree
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

Sometimes words to songs stick around in our brains and then one day they pop to the forefront of our brains. This would be the true of this photo and song.

Norah Jones - What Am I to You


"Could you find a love in me - Could you carve me in a tree -Don't fill my heart with lies"

the invitation

the invitation
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

the invitation

"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting in your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit in pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own,if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tip of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from God's presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.

I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.

I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.

I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments."

The Invitation

By Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Native American Elder

Mary Mac

Mary Mac
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

Bright and early this morning Mary Mac was "yelling" at me to get up. So I did. She wanted food. No problem.

Today was designated as do stuff around the house day. I went to make the bed and there she was. Curled up sleeping.

This is after I asked if she was going to get up so i could make the bed. :-)

Of course I let her sleep.

wee Osprey please migrate

wee Osprey please migrate
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

This Osprey chick has been hanging around the marina for about a three weeks? It looks to be on the younger side give that the head is still more dark than light. Perhaps a late in the season hatch?

I had a good chat with it and told it to please move on as it's getting colder and it will be harder for it to fish.

last thing a fish sees

last thing a fish sees
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

Fox

Fox
Originally uploaded by dnorton2812.

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

sunny side up

sunny side up
Originally uploaded by Finiky.

Sunrise at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

It great seeing gregob & dnorton2812 and meeting ronmamie

It was a perfect day to shoot.