Mike Hargis
@miketakespics.bsky.social
I believe in the power of love. Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Trail Photographer/Forest Portraiture, Doggie Daddy, Neurodivergent, C-PTSD, Taoist, Vegan, Forest Dweller, Walker. My photographs are best viewed on a larger screen.
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Smile, and have a delightful evening ❤️
[Glitch In The Matrix]
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied"
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
~ Lucretius
Good morning! My wish for you is a glorious day filled with joy and laughter. Be the light, be the love, and all will be well with your heart. ❤️
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.”
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
~ M. Scott Peck
I hope that you enjoy your evening my friends ❤️
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Your life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning my friends! May your heart overflow with love ❤️
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
~ Alan Watts
I hope that you have a very pleasant evening my friends ❤️
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Good morning my friends! Kindness is the rhythm of peace, and has an amazing capacity to generate smiles. Be an ambassador for love, and have a beautiful day ❤️
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“The more you know, the less you need.”
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
~ Yvon Chouinard
Good afternoon Bluesky! I hope that your weekend has been most satisfying ❤️
“We can use our personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.”
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“We can use our personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings.”
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
~ Pema Chödrön
Good morning my friends! Have a wonderful day ❤️
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.”
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.”
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
~ Pearl S. Buck
How can we bring more compassion into the world?
Have a great night my friends ❤️
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Good morning Bluesky! Revel in this moment my friends ❤️
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.”
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.”
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
~ Walt Whitman
Accept nothing less.
I hope that you've had a decidedly delightful day. Have an excellent evening my friends ❤️
“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world -no matter how imperfect - becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
~ Søren Kierkegaard
Good morning Bluesky! I hope that your day is filled with compassion and understanding. Now go get 'em tiger! ❤️
"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
I hope that you've had a wonderful day. Sweetest dreams to you my friends ❤️
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a most mindful day my friends ❤️
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
~ John Muir
Good morning Bluesky! Have a glorious day my friends ❤️
“We are constantly invited to be what we are.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“We are constantly invited to be what we are.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
~ Henry David Thoreau
Sweet dreams my friends ❤️
“The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our minds”
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
~ Thomas Merton
Good morning beautiful souls! Slowly inhale the cleansing peace. Be the moment. Live the joy. Have a wonderful Tuesday my friends ❤️
“If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.”
~ Buckminster Fuller
I hope that you've enjoyed your day. Have an insightful evening ❤️
~ Buckminster Fuller
I hope that you've enjoyed your day. Have an insightful evening ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.”
~ Buckminster Fuller
I hope that you've enjoyed your day. Have an insightful evening ❤️
~ Buckminster Fuller
I hope that you've enjoyed your day. Have an insightful evening ❤️
“What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution.”
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. This is the last Monday of the week, so make the most of it. Be the light. Be the love. Be having a way cool day ❤️
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. This is the last Monday of the week, so make the most of it. Be the light. Be the love. Be having a way cool day ❤️
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution.”
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. This is the last Monday of the week, so make the most of it. Be the light. Be the love. Be having a way cool day ❤️
~ Ram Dass
Good morning Bluesky! Did you have a good weekend? I hope so. This is the last Monday of the week, so make the most of it. Be the light. Be the love. Be having a way cool day ❤️
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.”
~ G.K. Chesterton
Hey howdy folks! It's been a mighty fine day here. I hope that you have an extraordinary evening ❤️
~ G.K. Chesterton
Hey howdy folks! It's been a mighty fine day here. I hope that you have an extraordinary evening ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.”
~ G.K. Chesterton
Hey howdy folks! It's been a mighty fine day here. I hope that you have an extraordinary evening ❤️
~ G.K. Chesterton
Hey howdy folks! It's been a mighty fine day here. I hope that you have an extraordinary evening ❤️
“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”
~ Cheryl Strayed - Tiny Beautiful Things
Good morning my friends! Love them all, and have a beautiful Sunday ❤️
~ Cheryl Strayed - Tiny Beautiful Things
Good morning my friends! Love them all, and have a beautiful Sunday ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.”
~ Cheryl Strayed - Tiny Beautiful Things
Good morning my friends! Love them all, and have a beautiful Sunday ❤️
~ Cheryl Strayed - Tiny Beautiful Things
Good morning my friends! Love them all, and have a beautiful Sunday ❤️
“I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Be the light. Be the love.
Have an amazing day my friends ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Be the light. Be the love.
Have an amazing day my friends ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.”
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Be the light. Be the love.
Have an amazing day my friends ❤️
~ Dalai Lama XIV
Be the light. Be the love.
Have an amazing day my friends ❤️
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Good morning Bluesky! If you're having difficulty seeing the love and the light in this world, then cultivate them in your heart. Have yourself a marvelous day my friends ❤️
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Good morning Bluesky! If you're having difficulty seeing the love and the light in this world, then cultivate them in your heart. Have yourself a marvelous day my friends ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Good morning Bluesky! If you're having difficulty seeing the love and the light in this world, then cultivate them in your heart. Have yourself a marvelous day my friends ❤️
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Good morning Bluesky! If you're having difficulty seeing the love and the light in this world, then cultivate them in your heart. Have yourself a marvelous day my friends ❤️
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
I've had a delightful day here in the hills. I hope that your day has been most rewarding. Let's do it again tomorrow. Have a blissful evening my friends ❤️
~ George Bernard Shaw
I've had a delightful day here in the hills. I hope that your day has been most rewarding. Let's do it again tomorrow. Have a blissful evening my friends ❤️
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
~ George Bernard Shaw
I've had a delightful day here in the hills. I hope that your day has been most rewarding. Let's do it again tomorrow. Have a blissful evening my friends ❤️
~ George Bernard Shaw
I've had a delightful day here in the hills. I hope that your day has been most rewarding. Let's do it again tomorrow. Have a blissful evening my friends ❤️
“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
~ Anne Frank
Good morning Bluesky! If you are in the military, and someone gives you an illegal order, please don't obey it. Be the love. Be the light. Have a most excellent day my friends ❤️
~ Anne Frank
Good morning Bluesky! If you are in the military, and someone gives you an illegal order, please don't obey it. Be the love. Be the light. Have a most excellent day my friends ❤️
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
~ Anne Frank
Good morning Bluesky! If you are in the military, and someone gives you an illegal order, please don't obey it. Be the love. Be the light. Have a most excellent day my friends ❤️
~ Anne Frank
Good morning Bluesky! If you are in the military, and someone gives you an illegal order, please don't obey it. Be the love. Be the light. Have a most excellent day my friends ❤️