Doug’s Blog
Step out to step in
"Step out from behind the cold veil without fear or reluctance, without embarrassment or apprehension, without malice or shame. Step in to the warming rays of hope and healing, laughter and joy, peace and calm. Look forward in confidence. Walk in the knowledge of...
All in
"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water." ~Rabindranath Tagore Bull Moose, Colorado
He’s there anyway
“And she would not hold back his limbs when his heart was gone to the woods…”~Lord Dunsany, The King of Elfland’s Daughter Kebler Pass, Colorado
When lost is okay
"Some beauty can’t be discovered without getting lost!" ~DGR (Somewhere in the Gore Mountains of Colorado)
Eye love you
“Beauty made love to your eyes and gave birth to my unborn smile.”~ Curtis Tyrone Jones Colorado Quaking Aspen
Patience through process
"Life is a continuation from one stage to another, and we shed likenesses of ourselves all along our way. The key is to not obsess over the hoped-for end result, but to cherish each phase of life, and ourselves, as it is at the time." Great Horned OwletsColorado
Far from broken
"Weathered, but not broken" DougArt,North Carolina
Western Meadowlark
Western Meadowlark (juvenile)Western Meadowlark (juvenile)Western Meadowlark Study The Western Meadowlark is the size of a robin but chunkier and shorter-tailed, with a flat head, long, slender bill, and a round-shouldered posture that nearly conceals its neck. The...
Our Distant Asset
"It was Helen Keller that said, "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." Little did she know the day would come when distance would be our most needed asset, writing a new definition of what we can accomplish "together." Rio Grande Wild TurkeyNortheast...
Magic Magestic
We stand with one another FOR one another “There's no magic more powerful than the human spirit.”― Vic James, Gilded Cage Bald EagleColorado
Owl be stronger for it
Whoooo is being strong? Are Yooooou? "One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity." ~Albert Schweitzer Great Horned OwlColorado Plains
Nature Art
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.” – John Ruskin Iconic Arizona Sunset (taken near Phoenix)