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
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
“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
Good morning!
That’s all…
Except this…
This is the day the Lord has made.
Wherever you are and whoever you are with…
Rejoice! Be glad!
Today’s gift
Some might curse the springtime snow
Others…
Play!!
Unexpected delight
Today’s gift
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.
“This is the day the Lord has made…”
Today’s gift.
“… 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.
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.
My great idea this morning was to hunt for trillium, a flowering springtime favorite in these parts. So, I set off, camera in hand, to a trail just a bit north and not far too from here. Here’s what I found.
Not too promising of a start… at first glance. I kept looking.
Not trillium, but look what one can find if paying attention.
Still no trillium. These flowers are still closed up for now. Maybe I was too early.
Nope. Not trillium
Keep looking…
At last! Trillium! However, it looks like I’ll have to go back in a few days to enjoy a fully flowering feast.
Today’s walk with my camera once again provided unexpected delight. Today’s gift.
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