* "The world is your birdbath."

* "Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings." 

* "Success can take a long time to hatch." 

* Distinguished naturalist painter Maryjo Koch offers a bird's-eye view of life in this beautiful and inspirational keepsake.

For millions of bird lovers, and anyone who has ever had to alter their flight plans, Maryjo Koch offers captivating, beautifully detailed watercolor paintings of more than 25 different bird species in this uplifting keepsake that pairs Koch's avian images with inspiring prose about soaring above difficulties and living life to the fullest. Koch delivers gentle humor and timeless wisdom based on observations of her finely flocked and feathered friends.