This morning’s unexpected delight.
Tag: Photography
Gray Day
In the beginning when God created, the world contained the substances and processes to produce today’s gray, foggy day. A gray day. God’s creation.
In the beginning when God created all, even the stuff of gray days, he pronounced his creation good. So, I’m not complaining. In the midst of the grayness, if one pays attention, one can find surprising moments of delight, also the work of the Creator.
In the beginning when God created, he had a plan. Today is part of that plan. Gray day or not, pay attention to the gifts the Creator sends your way.
______________ today’s gift, from God the Creator to you.
Morning Walks…
My usual walking routine is to wake up, get ready and go. I walk alone.
This past week my routine changed in that I got up, got ready and went, still alone, but walked in three different states.
Different states, means…
different paths…
different people and things along the way….
Different states, paths, people, things… always alone.
Wait! Not alone! No matter the state, type of path, people or things, I’m never alone. Over the course of a multitude of morning meanderings, I have come to realize that every day, I have Jesus walking with me.
Today’s gift.
“… and walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8
Diamonds
While I took my morning walk I noticed that the overnight rain left droplets of water on things along the trail, in particular, on the grasses. The beaded drops looked like tiny diamonds.
My after-walk morning was empty and post-rain gloomy, so I decided I needed to hunt for more diamonds… with my camera. Off to Crane Park I went. Here is some of what I saw.
These droplet diamonds brightened my day. I’m sure you have brightened the day for someone today as well. Whether you know it or not, God the creator of all, is at work through the good things you do today.
You are today’s gift.
Good Morning
“This is the day the Lord has made…”
Today’s gift.
Dogwood – Unexpected Delight
“… for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” Song of Songs 2:11-12
Dogwood. Today’s gift.
Trillium Praise
Subtle spring beauty
Creator’s task accomplished
Petals raised in praise
Spring’s resurrection
Petals piercing forest decay
Creation’s wonder
Petals white as snow
Unfolded, airy, praising
Reawakening
“… the morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker’s praise. This is my father’s world.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
Trillium. Today’s gift.
Trillium (5) – A Different Perspective
Since the trillium are taking their sweet time coming into full bloom, I decided that my search-for-trillium walk this morning needed a different perspective. Rather than miss seeing the forest because of the flowers at my feet. I looked at the forest itself. The following photos reflect that.
A different perspective. Today’s gift.
Trillium (4) – Silly
It’s raining today. Of course, pictures of trillium would be interesting with droplets of rain water on them. Especially if the flowers are open. No guarantees there, though. It would be a 30 minute walk to the trillium patch, in the rain that is with us for the day. So, it would be silly to make the attempt. Right? I’d be soaked. My camera would get too wet. I should just wait. Hmmm….
So I did. I stayed close to home. I got a little wet. The trillium would have to wait.
Rain. Today’s gift.
Trillium (3) – Anticipation
My hunt for those blooming trillium has been going on for a week. I’m confident that the day will come and I’ll be able to enjoy them in full flower.
In the meantime, here’s what I found on my walk today.
Anticipation (as hard as it is for me to wait) is still today’s gift.
Walk as Children of Light 