The Zinnia ...

“When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else. Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not.”

               ~ Georgia O’Keeffe

                         ~ 1887-1986

A beautiful zinnia gushes with color on a late summer evening in early September at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Zinnia is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. They gush in color, including white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red purple and lilac. Their tendency to attract butterflies and hummingbirds is seen as desirable. The genus honors German master botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn (1727-1759).

Baby Blue ...

 “May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living.”

                   ~ ee cummings

                         ~ 1894-1962             

A sweet tree swallow fledgling waits for its mother to return with supper to the nesting box on a beautiful late spring evening in early June at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

While there are young or eggs in the nest, adult tree swallows frequently dive bomb intruders, including curious humans, and attempt to drive them from the area – I personally know this to be true, and so does my camera!

The Gosling Naps ...

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

                     ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

                          ~1867-1959

The warmth of a May evening wraps softly around this precious gosling as the baby Canada Goose steals a nap at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.