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A Thought
January 25, 2023 - "Nature is pleased with simplicity.
And nature is no dummy."
-Isaac Newton-
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Just Think About This
January 18, 2023 - "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
-Albert Einstein-
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Thought On Nature
November 01, 2022 - "When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the
rest of of the world."
-John Muir-
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Nature Is A Performance
September 27, 2022 - Above is an image of a Rosetta Spoonbill about to stick a landing in the wetlands. It is a beautiful performance to see...
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Walking INTO Nature
August 19, 2022 - Above is an image from the Green Cay Wetlands boardwalk where you will find walkers and photographers sharing the same b...
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Nature's Wonders
August 02, 2022 - Above is an image of the Cliffs of Moher taken on a recent trip to Ireland. One is filled with wonder when you see the c...
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Patience...Patience...Patience
June 03, 2022 - Above is an image of a Great Egret waiting to catch a meal with patience. It will stand there patiently for as long as i...
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The Big Birds Of Color
February 02, 2022 - Above is an image of two of the most colorful birds in the backyard. A Male Cardinal and a Male Painted Bunting sharing...
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A Leaf Of A Different Color
October 19, 2021 - Above is an image of a Leaf of a Different Color. The brown color of the leaf tells us its life is spent. Colors in natu...
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Beauty The Buffer
February 20, 2021 - Above is an image of a flower in a garden. Flowers are one of nature's beauty. In a world filled with terror, war, heart...
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Nature Is Always A Step Ahead
October 06, 2020 - A Florida Panther takes a jog in its cage at the Palm Beach Zoo. We love to cage Nature and think that we can control it...
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Life Attracts Life
May 19, 2020 - Above is an image of a Honeysuckle from the garden. The Honeysuckle attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. The fl...
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Over and Over Again
May 08, 2020 - Above is an image of a plant with colorful leaves. One can see the same pattern in the leaves over and over again. Natur...
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Healing Rain
April 28, 2020 - UGH! another rainy day with traffic being awful and everything outside is cancelled. However, looking around there seems...
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Blending Into Nature
April 24, 2020 - Above is an image of a Gulf Fritillary Butterfly blending into vegetation. The Butterfly only stands out from the vegeta...
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The Iconic
February 22, 2020 - Above is an image from Yosemite National Park in California. The park contains some of the most iconic landmarks in the...
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Birds Don't Change The Time
November 06, 2019 - Here in the United States we changed the Time, by setting our clocks back 1 hour. People claim they hate it and why do w...
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Perfect In Everything
September 24, 2019 - Above is an image of shapes that are perfectly aligned. We live in a world which thrives on Perfection: we must be perfe...
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We Don't Know Clouds At All
July 05, 2019 - We see Clouds almost everyday. They come in different sizes and types. They bring us rain or they hide the hot sun. They...
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Getting To Know Nature
April 26, 2019 - Above is an image of Green Cay Nature Preserve where a boardwalk takes you thru wetlands full of nature. It is a great p...
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Finding Peace
March 09, 2019 - Peace does exist. We just have to find it. It is not in our overcrowded, over industrialized, self absorbed world, but i...
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Storms R Brewing
September 11, 2018 - Above is an image of a Mountain Storm brewing. The Storm would later move in producing tornados and heavy rain in the ar...
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Nature Photography Day
June 15, 2018 - Yesterday was Nature Photography Day, but guess what? You can still celebrate the day by taking photos of Nature. Nature...
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Silence In The Silence
February 21, 2018 - Have you ever decided to take that quiet walk in the Woods and enjoy the quiet and silence of Nature? As you walk, you r...
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Nature Is Made Of Simple Things
July 25, 2017 - Above is an image of Nature's Simple Things. A branch, a spider web, and dead leaves. These simple things are found arou...
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Teeming With Life
June 23, 2017 - Above is an image of Corkscrew Swamp in Naples Florida. Although it may not look like it, the swamp is Teeming with Life...
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Nature's Space
April 18, 2017 - Above is an image from the Green Cay Wetlands at Sunrise. This is a view of Nature's Space. It can be beautiful, peacefu...
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Nature Sends A Warning
March 28, 2017 - Dark storm clouds appear, the wind blows, and the sea gets rough as a storm comes. Nature sends a warning before a poten...
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Widespread Havoc In Nature
September 02, 2016 - There are many things in Nature that can cause widespread havoc. Storms and fire as we have seen recently can cause wide...
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Storms! Storms! Storms!
June 07, 2016 - Above is an image of a Storm coming in. If you see the news lately, there seems to Storms everywhere. There are tornados...
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Nature Will Find A Way
May 24, 2016 - I read this great article on how to build a Squirrel-Proof Birdfeeder. One just hangs the Birdfeeder off a PCV Pole. The...
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Be Attuned To Nature
May 10, 2016 - On my jouneys thru Nature Parks with my camera, I will often see other people on the trails. Very often they are plugged...
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The Art Of Nature
December 16, 2015 - Above is an image of a Spider Web lit up by the setting Sun. Art occurs all the time in Nature, we just have to be aware...
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Like A Bee To A Flower
August 25, 2015 - Above is an image of a Bee being attracted to a Flower. Attraction is a powerful force in the world we live in and it al...
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Can You Over Water A Water Lily?
June 30, 2015 - One of my favorite flowers is the Water Lily. Here is an image of a Water Lily from my pond. This year they are blooming...
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Stop Whining!
June 16, 2015 - You heard it from your parents when you were growing up. You hear it now when you are out and about. STOP WHINING! It se...
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A Redwood Has Seen It All
May 29, 2015 - Above is an image of Redwoods at Muir Woods National Monument in California. It is said that Redwoods maybe a 1000 years...
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Mission Accomplished
May 05, 2015 - Have you ever set out to accomplish a mission? It may be small or it may be grandiose, but you had your heart set on get...
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Our Secret Garden
March 31, 2015 - Everyone loves a garden. In fact we pay money to go see a beautiful, well manacured garden. We are attracted to the fact...
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A Bird Wakes Up Singing
March 04, 2015 - What is one of the first things you hear in the Morning? It is Birds singing. A Bird wakes up singing. It does not think...
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Blending In
January 10, 2015 - Birds love to blend into their enviroment. They can fly away but the best protection they have is sometimes blending int...
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Take A Walk On The Wild Side
January 07, 2015 - Above is an image taken of two Common Gallinules fighting for dominance in the water. The image was taken on a walk thru...
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The End Of A Quest
December 17, 2014 - Have you ever began a Quest? a Mission? Above is an image of a Red Bellied Woodpecker that would visit my backyard from...
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Time For Fall Color
September 26, 2014 - The Season of Fall has begun and now begins the Fall Color. In some places the leaves on the trees start to change color...
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Learning From Nature
August 29, 2014 - Societies long ago would LEARN from Nature. Now it seems in our Modern Society we learn about Nature, not from Nature. N...
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The Energy Of Nature
August 22, 2014 - Are you tired and weary? The Nature around us contains the energy we need in life. Energy is everywhere in Nature, runni...
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Are You Branching Out?
May 23, 2014 - If Trees remain inside themselves they will die. A Tree must branch out in order to live. It is in branching out that a...
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Nature Finds A Way
May 20, 2014 - I thought it a tragedy when I heard that Meth-Addicts were cutting hugh holes in the trunks of the Redwood Trees in Cali...
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Nature's Clock
November 09, 2013 - This past weekend here in the United States, we turned our clocks back 1 hour. Next Spring we will turn them ahead 1 hou...
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The Raccoon In You
October 22, 2013 - Have you ever gone camping or on a Picnic? One animal you will most likely encounter is not a fiece predator, but a tena...
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Your Leaves
October 01, 2013 - Leaves in my opinion are an amazing work of nature. They come in all shapes, colors, and sizes. Some Leaves turn color w...
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Twilight
September 24, 2013 - If you have ever been to the West Coast of Florida, you know the Sunsets are spectacular. Every evening on the Beach, a...
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Hidden Beauty
September 10, 2013 - One of my favorite Flowers is the Water Lily. They come in all sizes and colors, lighting up any environment with their...
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Life's Meaning: In A Seed
September 03, 2013 - Life's meaning can be found in a Seed. A Seed leaves its parent plant and goes into the ground, it emerges from the eart...
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Your Bucket List
July 30, 2013 - We have all heard the term "Bucket List". A List of things we want to do before we die. One of the things on my bucket l...
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Memories: The Fondness Of Summer
July 09, 2013 - We are almost half way thru the Summer. Have you noticed our Fondness for Summer? We hear it in music, see it in films,...
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The Exotic
July 05, 2013 - Above is an image of an Orchid, which is considered an Exotic Flower, even though they are seen everywhere. It seems we...
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Eye To Eye
June 21, 2013 - Have you ever looked at something on Eye Level: Gone EYE TO EYE? It can be imtimidating. It can be revealing. It can lea...
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Become The Water Lily
June 04, 2013 - Above is an image of a Water Lily from my outdoor pond. The Water Lily flower has an interesting characteristic: it open...
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Rejuvenation
May 31, 2013 - On May 25th the title of my Blog was "Devastation" and I posted an image of Catepillars devastating a Milkweed Plant. To...
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Running Nature Over
April 26, 2013 - Above is an image of a Leaf laying in the middle of the road. This poor leaf keeps getting run over by every car that co...
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Attune To The Seasons
April 05, 2013 - Above is an image of an Easter Lily, which is a sign that Spring is here. In fact blooming flowers are a sign of spring.
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Emerging To A New Life
April 02, 2013 - Above is an image of a Monarch Butterfly which has just emerged from its Cocoon. Just about 15 minutes after this image...
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The Exception
March 22, 2013 - We all know the feeling, we make our plans, we make our rules, we account for every possibility we can think of, and soo...
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A Proper Time - A Proper Place
March 15, 2013 - Above is an image of a Sunflower against a blue sky - sun flair background. Sunflowers are usually photographed like thi...
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Stressed: Look Like A Duck
March 06, 2013 - I read an article recently, that had a wonderful metaphor about stressful situations. When caught in a stressful situati...
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Bird Feeder
December 05, 2012 - Bird Feeders come in different colors, different shapes, different types, large, small, tall, flat, and at different pri...
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The Balanced Life
October 26, 2012 - Above is an image of a wave receding in the setting sun. Nature holds a balance of waves washing up on shore, then reced...
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Come Out Of Your Shell
October 19, 2012 - Above is an image of a Sea Snail that was washed up on the beach. The Snail is coming out of its shell to regain its bea...
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A Horror Story
October 09, 2012 - As Halloween approaches you see more and more horror stories on TV and at the Movies. It seems people like to be scared...
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Butterfly
October 02, 2012 - Above is an image I call "A Portrait of a Butterfly." Butterflies are very popular creatures and with good reason. They...
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Variety Is Vitality
September 11, 2012 - Above is an image of multicolored flowers, which shows off the different colors, different shapes, and different sizes t...
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Monkey See, Monkey Do
September 04, 2012 - Above is an image of an Orangutan at the National Zoo in Washington DC. The interesting thing about the zoo, was the Ora...
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King of the Jungle?
August 28, 2012 - Above is an image of a Male Lion retouched with Photoshop's Oil Paint Filter. The Male Lion is touted as "The King of th...
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Aha! The Webs We Weave
August 17, 2012 - A
Above is an image of a Spider in it's web. The Spider Web is a feat of engineering in the way it is woven by the spid...
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Fading
August 10, 2012 - This is an image of an Alligator at dusk in Lake Alice at Gainesville. It is an older photo, but one of my favorites. Th...
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Don't Be A Jellyfish
July 31, 2012 - The above image is of a Jellyfish in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. The Jellyfish is a beautiful and fascinating se...
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1000 Website Vists: Small Tracks in the Sand
July 27, 2012 - Yesterday, my website tmesick.zenfolio.com, the official website for TMesick Photography Inc. had its 1000th web viewer.
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Lilypad
July 13, 2012 - The above is an image of a Frog sitting on a Lilypad. In the world of the frog, the lilypad is the center of the frog's...
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Balance
June 29, 2012 - Above is an image of a Lizard who is doing everything in his power to balance himself on a twig. We too must do everythi...
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The World of Dreams
June 01, 2012 - Above is an image of a sleeping Koala Bear. The Koala is sleeping so soundly that it is unaware of how many people are w...
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You Never Cross The Same River Twice
May 08, 2012 - There is a well known saying in Eastern Teaching: " You Never Cross the Same River Twice." We have a habit of looking fo...
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Are You a Bud Or A Flower?
May 04, 2012 - In the beginning a Flower is just a Bud, it does not show its true flower. It does not attrack bees or butterflies or ca...
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Never Say Never
April 10, 2012 - Have you ever found yourself saying "I Will Never Do...." When I used to shoot film with my camera back in the days of f...
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In A Bad Place But A Good Situation
March 16, 2012 - Above is an image of a Jaguar I took at the Palm Beach Zoo. He wandered up to the fence and I was able to capture this c...
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What you can learn from a Spider
March 03, 2012 - How many people when they encounter a Spider just want to squish it. However, in the teaching of the TAO, the spider is...
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