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“If I keep a green bough in my heart,
the singing bird will come.”
Chinese Proverb
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Hope you're carrying a song in your
heart today! :)
Chinese Proverb
I am .especially since I visited here . your themes are always such fun Betsy...
ReplyDeleteGosh, that is a beautiful bird. Maybe because I love the color yellow.
ReplyDeleteMatty ~ it's a Goldfinch. If you want them in your yard, put out thistle seed. :)
ReplyDeleteVery sweet...love it! I have been gone for a few days...will get your package off now...really! :D
ReplyDeleteThe goldfinches really brighten our day! Yes---thistle seed will do the trick! Love this!
ReplyDeleteor plant purple cone flowers...I love to see the little goldfinches flying along like little roller coaster cars. This one is belting out a tune.
ReplyDeleteTom ~ they do have that little dip in their flight, don't they...and their song is so sweet! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is such a bright yellow bird. It almost looks like a thrush, but I am not bird person to really know.
ReplyDeletesmiles. keeping my green tucked in tight...beautiful pic as well. happy tt betsy!
ReplyDeleteLoved this Betsy.Im so into birds and when I plant I will think of the thistle seed.Thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy,
ReplyDeleteI haven't visited for awhile but I can tell you that I always have a song in my heart. That is what makes the day so much easier to move through.
Hugs,
Barb
Aww. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty bird - it is singing so lustily - hope its song is pretty too. The birds we call goldfinches in UK are nothing like this. This one really is gold. A lovely post Betsy.
ReplyDeleteOh, that little goldfinch looks like he is just singing his heart out!! Beautiful photo, Betsy!
ReplyDeleteSweet goldfinch! I can hear the music now!
ReplyDeleteOh Betsy,,,,,,I have put out so much thistle this year,,,I buy the socks at TSC and have already used 4. I love my Goldfinch! Seems like they arrived early this year.
ReplyDeletenanny ~ our goldfinches fly south for the winter so I haven't seen one in a while! Won't be long now!
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy
ReplyDeleteI love the birdie singing his heart out
and the proverb too...
Happy days
I love the proverb and the sweet bird too!
ReplyDelete"Keep a green bough in your heart"...that's a lovely way of putting it. Very appropriate for spring. Beautiful shade of yellow in the sweet goldfinch.
ReplyDeleteI like this quote. Very inspirational. I'm up too!
ReplyDeleteBefore I go to buy some thistle seed, tell me about your special blend of coffee, Stoneycreek?
ReplyDeleteI love that proverb, and green is my favorite color.
ReplyDeletesinging now that I visited here--happy TT
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely lovely picture, and green is Sparky's favorite color.
ReplyDeleteGreen is a wonderful color, full of life and promise. Happy TT
ReplyDeleteLovely. And I like the new banner pic. So "spring has sprung"
ReplyDeleteIt feels like Spring looking at your sweet little bird.
ReplyDeletegoing for the minimalist approach are we? :)
ReplyDeleteI scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
ReplyDeleteNot much round here 'ceptin' crows and Bluejays...and they just annoy...!
ReplyDeleteWill find a tune to carry for the day, you betcha ;)
Lovely picture.;)
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely green Thursday,
xo
Zuzana
Tracey ~ the header is my shamrock plant inside...only snow outside as of yet! :)
ReplyDeleteKris ~ translated ...'people live in each other's shadows'...What's an Aussie guy doing giving out Irish proverbs today? ha.
ReplyDeleteBetsy! How are you? I got your sweet comment on my blog, yes I started a new one! I'm so glad you found me, how are you and your family?
ReplyDeleteVery Sweet!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful sentiment, and I will definitely carry it with me today!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. The picture is lovely.
ReplyDeleteWe started putting out thistle seed a few years back and one of the coolest things is watching the goldfinches become more and more yellow - they are brightest when the dandelions flower - but I don't know whether that's true everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThe proverb is wonderful - a good one for artists to remember - that we create and tend a place where inspiration will want to visit. Thanks!
Eberle ~ yes, our finches do that. They come in the spring with their drab winter feathers and then molt and become the brilliant yellow...the males, that is. The females stay very muted.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely proverb.
ReplyDeleteThe Wee Bird looks To Be Singing Real Proud!Happy T.T. Betsy!
ReplyDeleteA lovely thought and a beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteI am carrying something! LOL Maybe it's a song, or it could be 30 extra pounds! haha!
ReplyDeleteI don't know where you find all of your photos, but your choices are always perfect. I'm writing the proverb down...I don't want to forget it.
ReplyDeleteLooks like that cute little guy is singing "his" heart out!
ReplyDelete:) The Bach
Otin ~ blueviolet only weighs 30 lbs? haha.
ReplyDeleteYou found the perfect photo for that quote!
ReplyDeleteGreat quotes, Betsy... We have tons of Goldfinches this winter. I can't wait to see them once they turn back into a beautiful yellow color!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
Makes me think of Emily Dickinson:
ReplyDelete"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all..."
beautiful capture and appropriate sentiment.
ReplyDeleteI live in Wisconsin and never see Goldfinches in my yard in the winter. Apparently they are here in the summer because of our pond and flower seeds, but I don't put out thistle seeds in the winter, so they don't visit my yard. The males lose most of their bright color here, or so I'm told. The birds sure are singing in our warmer March weather!
ReplyDeleteWait a sec... where's my acrostic???
ReplyDeletethis is an amazing photo! Is it yours??
ReplyDeletewhat a sweetie!
ReplyDeleteThat is such an old and wisest proverb!
ReplyDeletehugs
shakira