It’s only July
Not October like last year
Dahlia blooming!
Today’s gift
Dahlia – 2023
Category: Unexpected Delight
April, Trillium and Snow
It’s the time of the year to head out to find a springtime favorite, trillium. So, on this snowy April morning in Michigan I ventured out. This is what I found.
Unexpected delight. Today’s gift.
Daffodils
Golden Daffodils
Creation’s Spring miracle
Cloudy day sunshine
My Morning Walk
Here’s what I saw on this morning’s walk…
Snow!
Lots and lots of snow!
And deer!
Lots and lots of deer!
Dressed in the morning snow
Melting away into a white trailside cathedral
And birds!
Lots and lots of birds!
… a flicker, hugging a tree trunk
… downy woodpeckers, flitting about
… chickadees, darting from snowy twig to snowy twig
… a pileated woodpecker, the avian prize
And tracks!
Lots and lots of tracks!
Dog-like, but not a dog’s
A coyote! A gray ghost, ahead, watching, then trotting away.
And me!
… alone on the snowy path, but not alone
If you know what I mean
This is my Father’s world…
If you know what I mean…
… Even Snow …
The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it … even snow.
Today’s gift.
Walking, Seeing
This is where I walked the other day.
This is what I saw.
Nothing noteworthy, really.
Except…
… for the ability to walk
… for the ability to see.
Today’s gift.
Sometimes There are Clouds
Sometimes there are none.
Sunny days. No shade. Cold winter nights.
Sometimes they are quite ordinary.
Sheets of gray. Nondescript. Hiding what’s behind.
Sometimes they provide interesting backdrops.
To enhance the ordinary.
Sometimes they bring what we need.
To fill creeks. To quench thirst. To water the earth.
Sometimes they’re a gift.
… If we pay attention…
To dazzle. To delight. To make us smile.
Today’s unexpected delight… Today’s gift.
The Weather 2
I couldn’t resist posting a few more pictures after taking my camera for a walk on this Christmas Day afternoon.
This is my Father’s world.
Today’s gift.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
All it takes are some lights…
or maybe Jesus, Mary and Joseph bathed in spotlights….
Of course, some sticky snow plastered on trees…
For folks to say something like, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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Then again…
Way back, in the fullness of time, when everything was just right…
When the Creator of all that there is came to live among us…
To be our Savior…
He kind of snuck in…
No hoopla… except…
There were the angels announcing…
To the shepherds watching their flocks…
And, of course the magi ambling in on their unique mode of transportation…
To a dusty little town in Palestine…
No lights. No snow.
No one saying that it sure looks like Christmas.
Looks are deceiving. For back then…
Christ the Savior was born, Emmanuel, God with us! Glory to God!
Today’s gift!
Let the Fun Begin
Fun in the snow! Today’s Gift!
Walk as Children of Light 