Great Blue Heron

Good to have the large wading birds back.
 

Morning Calm

 Sunrise from the East End

Courage

 You can choose to let this thing bother you or let this be an adventure and welcome the challenge.  Fred Rogers

The courage to change! It does take courage. It may be rocky and uneven but its worth it.

Bike and Bug

 Buglight at sunrise

Courage

 I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster. Catherine the Great

There is a way out if you have the courage to take action!

Grackles

 Grackles waiting for their sailing lessons at Sail Maine

Courage

 It is better to cross the line and suffer the consequences than to just stare at the line for the rest of your life.  Paulo Coelho 

Do you have the courage to start? The willingness to do the work? To live? 

Snowy egret

 Scarborough marsh

Courage

 What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? Vincent van Gough 

Starting any project is an act of courage! What are you going to start today?

Calm

 Calm before the storm on the East End Beach

Courage

 Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen. Brene Brown

Suit up and show up! 

Red Winged Black Bird

 

Courage

 Stand for something or you will fall for anything.Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground. Rosa Parks

Do the right thing even if everyone thinks your crazy! Now that is courage.

Still Moody

 Back shore Peaks Island

Courage

 "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." Winston Churchill 

It takes great courage to listen to new ideas and a new way of life. 

Moody Skies

 

Courage

 Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision. Winston Churchill 

What are you going to decide? 

Red winged blackbird

 

Nuthatch

 Finally got a picture of one I like!

Courage

 Creativity require courage to let go of the certainties. Erich Fromm

Are you going to let go of the outcomes? Put in the work and see what happens! 

Moon Rise

Just a sliver of moon.
 

Common Grackle

 Peaks Island Preserve

Courage

 Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Start now, ask for help along the way. 

Moon rise

A sliver of moon over  Sail Maine's 420s.
 

Courage

 Don't let others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. Have courage to follow your own heart and intuition. Steve Jobs

Be your own self. Work towards your dreams. 

Spring Point

Had some company at sunrise!
 

Courage

 Courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something is more important than fear. Franklin D. Roosevelt

What fears are you willing to walk through today? 

Lord of the Flies

 Fly catcher looking for.....

Courage

 Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. Charlie Chaplin.

One must try to fly before they fly. Sometimes the early efforts are foolish. Willingness to keep working is the key.

Happy Easter

 An Easter Egg hanging from a tree on Peaks Island.

Courage

 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Mark Twain

It takes courage to walk through your fears.

Snowy Egret

 First one of the year!

Courage

" Have the courage to be who you are, not who people expect you to be." David Goggins

It is an inside job. The answer is in you. Also, everyone else is taken,

Song Sparrow

 Singing for its supper!

Courage

 God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. 

It is the wisdom to know the difference that is hard. Asking for help is always good

Chickadee

 Peaks Island Preserve