“…bright…
“… the lily white…
“… declare their maker’s praise.”
Today’s Gift
Tag: Photography
Every Square Inch (iiii) – The Rest
*I was weeding the flowerbeds the other day. I took along my camera. Here are more ‘square inches’ of God’s creation that I found.
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No poetry
No preaching
Just the rest of the pictures
From my weeding adventure
Every Square Inch (iii) – Today’s Mystery
*I was weeding the flowerbeds the other day. I took along my camera. Here’s a ‘square inch’ of God’s creation that I found.
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One day I spied … a creature
Exploring a rocky corner
Not one day
Not two days
But many days of exploring
… Searching for what?
Searching the rocks for
A bite to eat?
A place to live?
A mate?
… All the while darting all around? How?
This creature has wings
Four wings
Amber wings
Four, big Amber wings
… What about the rest of it?
This creature’s body
Has three sections - head, thorax, abdomen
It’s two inches long, black, yellow, red
With one wicked looking stinger
… Anything else?
Only the female
Lays eggs
Digs the burrow
Has a stinger to paralyze prey
… Prey, what prey? Pray tell?
Ah, the prey!
Here’s where we get the clue
It will help us name this very interesting insect
This large, flying wasp of a creature
In search of a
… cicada …
To nourish newly hatched eggs
Its name?
Cicada Killer
Doing what it was created to do
Today’s gift
Every Square Inch (ii) – Necessities
*I was out weeding the flowers the other day. I took along my camera. Here are some ‘square inches’ of God’s creation that I found.
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Food (i)
We see leafy, green
We wonder what’s within
We have food for thought
Food (ii)
Carbon dioxide
Water, chlorophyll, sunlight
Photosynthesis
Food (iii)
Table of Plenty
Photosynthesis provides
Food for all
Take a Breath
Green, leafy gateway
C - Oh - two IN, Oh - two OUT
Needed breath of life
Water
Suspended, sparkling
Jewels dancing, delighting
Watering the earth
Today’s gifts
Today’s Riddle
What is black, white and red and found in the cosmos?
Hmmm? Tough question.
There are lots of red, white and black things.
The Cosmos is huge.
Hint?
It flies.
Lots of things fly.
Not much help is it?
Okay. How about this?
It flutters when it flies.
Ah, that narrows it down…
To about a million fluttery things.
Did I mention that it’s black, white and red?
Do you mean like black and white and read all over?
Nope.
Different riddle.
Try this
Think cosmos
Okay
Space, planets, celestial spheres, galaxies
Orion, the dippers, comets, the moon…
Not that Cosmos
These cosmos
Ah, now we’re getting somewhere!
Thinking…
Black, white, red
Flutters as it flies
In the cosmos,
Not to be confused with THE Cosmos
Last hint
Think naval
No! Not that one
I got it!
Naval as in nautical, not bellybutton
White, red and black
Flutter flying
Among the cosmos and and also within THE Cosmos
A Red Admiral butterfly
Unexpected delight
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Today’s gift.
Summer Clouds
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him, his name is the Lord. Psalm 68:4
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.
Walk as Children of Light 