Treasures of Wildlife

The landscape belongs to the person who looks at it. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature.  It will never fail you. 
~ Frank Lloyd Wright

The lazy lizard
lounges in Shamrock Park, watched
by all, seen by none

All good things are wild and free. ~ Henry David Thoreau

White under-belly
exposed, the turtle heads to
its watery grave

The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration.
~ Claude Monet

Coyotes roam through
fisherman’s village, searching
for tasty morsels

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. ~ Zeno

Great Blue Heron stands
in meditative pose, wings
outstretched in prayer

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ~ Rachel Carson

Heads bobbing in time,
dancing deck lizards groove to  
that 70’s sound

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. 
~ Albert Einstein

Green dreams shatter as
drought-stricken dying palms wave
at the passing clouds

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a songbird will come. 
~ Chinese Proverb

Two swans on Swan Lake
swim with beauty, style, and grace ~
we stand on the shore

In the wilderness is the preservation of the world. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Displaced by torrents
of water, homeless hornets
regroup and rebuild

Let nature be your teacher. ~ William Wordsworth

Otters chittering
in Spoonbill Landings’ lagoon
join the birds’ chorus

An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. ~ Martin Buber

Perico Island
offers a sanctuary
for our feathered friends

Keep your sense of proportion by regularly, preferably daily, visiting the  natural world. ~ Catlin Matthews

Masked bandits at night
Fearlessly approach our door
Raccoons amuse me

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understanding and our hearts. ~ William Hazlitt

Sailing through the air
Graceful in their awkwardness
Pelicans abound

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ~ John Muir

Children toss reptile
into on-coming traffic. 
Snake shall breathe no more.

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~ William Shakespeare

Frozen in my tracks
I meet the predator’s gaze
Bored, the hawk flies off

We do not inherit the Land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~ Native American Proverb

Forlorn foghorn cries
Fish splash, breaking the surface
Crickets harmonize

Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson