Friday, July 2, 2010

You Can Do It ~

Sometimes
you
just have to


stick your neck out


and
try something new
~ ~ ~
{clicking on the photos will enlarge them}



28 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a cute turtle! That looks like a fun pond to be able to sit and take photos at!

ELK said...

the colors are painting like ...just a wonder this is ..blessings susan!!

MadSnapper n Beau said...

your photos are so sharp and clear and plain beautiful. even cute little turtles turn into things of beauty with your lens. and we all do have to stick our necks out once in a while.

Louise Gallagher said...

See -- you do it everyday! Make beauty out of the every day!

Kass said...

I've teetered on many obstacles through life, like this plucky fellow, and I'll always be sticking out my neck.

Great photos.

Kathleen Overby said...

Holy exhortation....... :)

Ginny Hartzler said...

I love these photos!! Even the water and reflections are so pretty! This is a good thing to remember, to be like this turtle at times and try to overcome our fear of the new or different. Great thought and photos to illustrate it!

Dawning Inspiration said...

oooh - great post!
Love those turtles! Reminds me of those I saw at my friend's last year. Cool, aren't they? Happy 4th!!

caryjo said...

Where was this? I love it! Turtles are among my favorite things ... rank a little south of rocks.

Mari said...

I just love coming here! You always have something so good here!

S. Etole said...

Joanne - it was in a ditch by the side of the road. Due to the abundance of the rain we have had, there are little ponds in places that are usually dry. I had to pull way over to get a shot of him ... good thing it was a gravel country road with very little use!

Marie aka Grams said...

I love it, again.

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Yes,sometimes we need to just try,like I did with blogging,and now I don't know what I would do without my blogging friends.
Thanks for your encouragement on my blog.
Blessings,Ruth

Sandy K. said...

These are fabulous photos - I have been trying to get some turtle photos for a few years, since my granddaughter decided she was addicted to turtles:). And yes...the message is VERY true! Thank you.

rjerdee said...

You're ever so right!!! Sometimes it takes considerable courage...

kelvin s.m. said...

...it was deeply encouraging... i was a bit down when i woke up this morning but upon seeing this... oh, i was inspired...it feels like my day was already made... Thank you!!:D

Take Care!!!:)

>Kelvin

Steve Gravano said...

Great photo and post. I should stick my neck out more often.

dude said...

I love turtles!I don't really love sticking my neck out though...but I thank you for the encouragement!

Beth said...

I love turtles (even if the turtle in my story lost the race as you well know)! How do you DO those pictures. So cool.
Any yes, sometimes we do have to stick our necks out!

Tracy said...

Turtles...I love their courage and slowness! These are wonderful photos, Susan. And the words give me strength just now... For I'm hoping to revisit and art form I left behind (painting) some time back--I'm nervous, yet excited too! Happy Weekend ((HUGS))

Shosannah said...

Awww! I love the vibrancy of the colour and the reflection of the water on the turtles back.
So well captured!

Anonymous said...

Such a simple message, yet solid truth in that. I am sticking my neck out writing this poetry stuff. (At least it feels that way for me!) You are an encouragement. And a great photographer, too!

Jeanne Frances Klaver said...

I love watching turtles. You've done another great job capturing nature in motion.

Kerri Farley said...

Stunning!

Mommy Emily said...

for some reason this made me want to cry.

thank you.

Rick said...

Love those reflections, and nice 'capture' of the turtle - great way to underscore today's words of encouragement.

beth said...

ohhhh....maybe that's why my neck is so long !
i thought it was a birth defect and now i see all along it's just because of my personality and ability to try new things....thanks so much !

I LOVE POND TURTLES !

Sandra Heska King said...

Lessons all around us, and you capture them so well!