Weekly Photo Challenge: Gracefulness Defined

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Snowy egret stands in grace

A graceful snowy egret contemplates its reflection in the waters of San Diego harbor.

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. ~William Hazlitt

Gracefulness Quote

Graceful is the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge.


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28 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Gracefulness Defined”

  1. That is defintely Graceful! Thank you so much for linking at #overthemoon! I look forward to seeing what you share every week. Please come back for #WonderfulWednesday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings. Don’t forget to comment your link #’s so I can be sure to visit and you get a chance to be featured! Pinned and shared.

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  2. Gorgeous Terri. I”ve scheduled to share on my ST60 Facebook page. xx

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  3. What a beautiful image Terri! So hard to capture such beauty in the wild. Nice! And great wisdom in that quote.

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  4. Lovely pic 🙂

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  5. Reblogged this on Dream Big, Dream Often and commented:
    Meet Second Wind Leisure Perspectives!!

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    1. Thanks, Danny, for reblogging this post!

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  6. Gorgeous photos, Terri. In the wetlands off Palo Alto, we have so very many species of birds, the egret and heron among them. It’s fascinating to just sit and watch these noble and graceful creatures. The wetlands themselves are magnificent under a full moon ~ a shutterbug’s delight 🙂 ♥

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    1. Thank you, Tina! I’m wanting to visit a couple of the NorCal bird sanctuaries and snap photos of the snow geese! We may be driving up toward Redding next weekend!

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      1. What a lovely trip that will be! I hope you’ll post the photos and a little travelogue 🙂

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  7. What a lovely photo, she is indeed a very graceful bird! That quote matches perfectly too! 🙂

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  8. Wow, stunning photograph – so regal and serene.

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    dconnollyislandgmailcom

    Love the Hazlitt quote…and your photo. Looks like you have definitely mastered your new camera.

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    1. Thanks, Donna! This was a zoomed in shot that ended up fab! Still working on the macro end!

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  10. Really pretty bird!

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  11. beautiful- both the sentiment and the photo

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  12. That’s an amazing capture. The egret seems to have things on its mind. 😀 Or just enjoying her reflection. I believe she has boyfriend troubles… 😀

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    1. Hahaha! She’s checking out her new ‘do! Thanks, Tess!

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      1. Hahaha. Indeed.
        You are welcome.

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  13. Frank Simpson Avatar

    Did you use your new camera for these!! By the bye, it seems that quite a few of the responses are using images of birds and water fowl.

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    1. Yes I did!! I guess birds are graceful!

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  14. That’s a lovely graceful picture!

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    robjodiefilogomo

    Terri—you just take the most beautiful photos! And I love the idea of placing a quote right in it!
    I know you talked about that once, and I’ve remembered the idea. But have I put it to use yet? Ha ha!
    jodie
    http://www.jtouchofstyle.com

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    1. Thanks, Jodie! Got that nice close-up with my new camera 🙂 I use PicMonkey for photo editing–very easy to use.

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