Enough with the flower photos already!
“ … rocks and trees and skies and seas, His hand these wonders wrought. This is my father’s world…”
Today’s gift
Category: Spring
Bright and Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things wise and wonderful
The Lord, God made them all
Each little flower that opens
Each little bird that sings
He made their glowing colours
He made their tiny wings
-song by William Henry Monk
Today’s gift
Spring Walk
I walked my annual search-for-trillium walk the other day. I thought I’d share a bit of what I found.
Unexpected delight
Today’s gift
Another Foggy Friday
Droplets suspended Hiding what was up ahead Far down the road
Drops, dense delicate Obscuring an awareness Of what’s not to be known
So…
Don’t miss what’s at hand Find unexpected delight Enjoy today’s gifts
“Therefore, don’t worry about tomorrow…” Matthew 6:34
A Foggy Friday Morning
This morning I gave a ride to my neighbor, as I do from time to time, to a farm east of here where he works. Dense fog rolled in over night, shrinking the view to what was at hand. Up for a challenge, I tossed my camera in the car thinking I might find something interesting on the way home. Here’s what I found.
Interesting to me and hopefully to you …
Today’s Gift…
This is my Father’s World
Sometimes…
Perpetual gray
Even amid bright sunshine
Gray is all we see
Sometimes…
Yet…
Sometimes…
Something surprises
Nudging our gloom to delight
Our winter to spring
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
Today’s gift
February Flowers
Wintertime flowers
Gracing a chilly morning
Far away from home
Wintertime flowers
Waiting safely in seed coats
For springtime at home
… Today’s gift
Today
“Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord, my soul…
He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful forever.”
Psalm 146:1,6
This is the day the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
Today’s Gift
April Surprise
The snow was certainly unexpected, so I thought I’d share.
Unexpected Delight
Today’s gift
It was Quite a Day
i
Before the sunrise Illuminating Lightning Provided prelude
to
The stormy grumble Rumbling, rolling, round sounding Vibrating thunder
and
Morning ‘til evening Pelting, puddling, darting All the day long rain
ii
However,
Driving with Ben in the gray and gloom of the day, on our way for coffee and donuts, the windshield wipers barely kept up with the rain. Out of nowhere Ben says,
How does God do it? The birds and butterflies, so colorful! And the ants, so tiny yet living things! And the rain! How does God do it? Amazing
iii
Then there’s this
A small thing bravely
Smiling in spite of cold, rain
The Designer’s gift
And then there’s the Dahlia.
Inconspicuous Growing in obscurity Not outdoor-ready
iv
It was quite a day Lightning, thunder, rain, flowers, Ben Amazing! Today’s gift
Walk as Children of Light 