The earth never tires, The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop'd, I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell. -Walt Whitman

Beauty around every bend on Virginia's Blackwater River. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Windy dawn #photography #naturephotography #landscape

The moon accompanied me on my paddle this early morning. #photography #naturephotography #moon

A busy warbler #photography #naturephotography #birds #warbler

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Today's weather forecast #photography #naturephotography #landscape

On this morning's exploration of Lake Tecumseh and surrounding canals, accompanied by an old friend. #photography #naturephotography #virginiabeach

Morning on the lake #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Caught a free show early this morning. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Dawn after the rains #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Selene #photography #naturephotography #moon

Evening light #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Peaceful scenes from yesterday's paddle. #stillwaters #nature #swampscenes

Diffused light on the lake #photography #naturephotography #landscape

A yellow-crowned night heron on the hunt in the shallows of a fresh-water swamp. #photography #naturephotography #birds #heron

A yellow-crowned night heron. An uncommon sighting in this particular swamp. #photography #naturephotography #birds #heron

James River shoreline #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Cardinal fledgling looking vulnerable and prehistoric #photography #naturephotography #birds #cardinal

Waxing bipedal #photography #naturephotography #squirrels

Early morning on a mountain lake #photography #naturephotography #landscape

This dragonfly had recently emerged from the nymph stage. Its discarded exuvia (exoskeleton) is left behind on the cypress knee. #photography #naturephotography #dragonfly

Soul brother

A scene on Claytor Lake in the New River Valley of Virginia. The lake is formed by a hydro-electric dam downstream. According to a Virginia Dept. of Energy map, this cliff is primarily dolostone/dolomite, old sea beds from the Cambrian, (541 - 485 mya). #photography #naturephotography #landscape

New River Valley sunrise #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Osprey #photography #naturephotography #birds #osprey

Got a call from a toad #photography #naturephotography #toad

Come sun-up #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Sandpiper in the swamp #photography #naturephotography #birds #sandpiper

I watched as this long-legged insect struggled and escaped from a spider web. It then took a moment to sip water off of my kayak. #photography #naturephotography #insects

A morning golden #photography #naturephotography #landscape

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Brother Flint - the leapord gecko #photography #naturephotography #leopardgecko #Reptiles #lizards

Bald cypress #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Back Bay sunrise #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Back Bay morning

Dusky destination #photography #naturephotography #landscape

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Merchants Millpond in N.C. #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Springtime swamp friends #photography #naturephotography #snakes #cottonmouth

Bright swamp #photography #naturephotography #landscape

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Easter sunrise #photography #naturephotography #landscape

Sprung #photography #naturephotography #landscape

sprang #photography #naturephotography #landscape

North Carolina swamp #photography #naturephotography #landscape