In honor of Earth Day 2012, I created this Facebook cover photo of some pansies sparkling with dew drops. I added a quote from the poet William Blake: "To see a world in a grain of sand, / And a heaven in a wild flower, / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, / And eternity in an hour." I was very happy with how the macro focus on my camera worked to capture the droplets and velvety surface of the flowers.

This composite digital image by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") was completed at 2:17 PM on Sunday, 22 April 2012. The included close-up photo (HB P4150128) of pansy flowers was taken by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") at 10:16 AM on Sunday, 22 April 2012 at one of the flower planters in front of the CBRE Building at 555 Capital Mall, Sacramento, California, 95814.

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This image became my Twitter background image on Earth Day 2012 (22 April). I found the beautiful blowing ornamental grass growing at the base of a skyscraper in downtown Sacramento. I added some texture filters and a slight blur to the photo to give it more of an artsy feel.

This composite digital image by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") was completed Sunday, 22 April 2012. The included photo (SAM_0748) of blowing ornamental grass was taken by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") at 10:02 AM on Saturday, 21 April 2012 at near N St. in the alley between 5th St. and 6th St.

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"Ad Astra per Disciplina et Scientia" means "To the stars through study/discipline and knowledge/science" (at least that's what I believe it means, not actually ever having studied Latin). It seemed appropriate given my return to college and my studies in computer science and engineering. This Facebook cover photo was cropped from a larger photo of the Sacramento River Marina, where these gulls were flying around searching for food. The sun flare was Photoshopped into the picture to better tie in with the quotation.

This composite digital image by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") was completed at 11:39 PM on Monday, 9 April 2012. The included photo (DSC00971) of flying gulls was taken by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") at 10:35 AM on 19 January 2009 at the Sacramento Marina on Marina View Dr.

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In 1937, Albert Einstein stated that "All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. They seek to fulfill this great task by spreading moral and cultural understanding, renouncing the use of brute force." I used that quote on this, my first Facebook cover photo on my new FB Timeline. The photo of an oak forest, focusing on one tree with a beautiful curving branch, seemed like a perfect illustration for the branch in Einstein's quote. The photo was taken at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center.

This composite digital image by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") was completed at 11:41 PM on Monday, 9 April 2012. The included photo (P3130053) of an oak tree was taken by Will Murray ("Willscrlt") at 5:05 PM on 13 March 2010 at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center located inside Ancil Hoffman County Park, 2850 San Lorenzo Way, off Tarshes Drive in Carmichael CA 95608.

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