I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. —Henry David Thoreau

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nice shots! Did you find them? Carley · 2007-11-07: 07:53

beautiful shots,especially the last one Karibbean · 2007-11-07: 10:02

Beautiful shots peregol · 2007-11-07: 10:33

Twitchers at work - funny. Alicehume · 2007-11-07: 12:16

beautiful shots ! tidoudou · 2007-11-07: 17:02

Looks like a lovely place to spend some time looking. That quote is so true. I've had that experience with nature. It seems much more special. vollenda · 2007-11-07: 17:11

fun! these are beautiful. The colors are so vibrant! magpy · 2007-11-07: 18:57

Love the photos of the pond, especially the final one. Thoreau, great as usual. (He must be close to the most quoted person on this blog and deserves to be.) rolpa · 2007-11-08: 03:22

beautiful pictures of the nature openbelarus · 2007-11-08: 11:51