Resilient
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. Matthew 7:23-25 NIV
Daily Post Weekly Photo challenge – Resilient
Looking back over a year of photos is the thrill of the capture and the agony of delete. Each week, photos are culled, choices made and posted. Thinning the selection even more poses quite a challenge. I thought this year I’d chose an even 2 dozen. This year I decided to enter 3 photo exhibitions and stretch myself and my skill. Four ribbons graced my photos so my eye and craft is improving. But for these I put some of the technical aside and held on to some of my own emotion attachments and just chose my favorites.
Enjoy! Happy New Year! Wondering what we’ll be capturing together in a new year.
Letting Go
Waiting for the right wind an knowing when to let go is hard to do.
My Friday Friend is this song sparrow spotted on the frozen waters of the old Erie Canal bed on the Zoar Valley Trail. I can’t help but think he’s chirping to the tune to Frozen.
My mother passed away in September. My daughter lifted this rose in memory from the graveside casket. The rose itself fades, memories remain, and hope lives on for the believer in Jesus Christ.
The rose also demonstrates something new for me. I experimented with a new lens; a Nikkor 85mm macro and processed each photo with Adobe Lightroom.
Ice covers everything outside today, so it was a good day to experiment a little.Natural window light. Foam board background. I was pleased, and mom loved flowers. She would love it too.
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Peter+1:3-5&version=NIV
Beggar
My Friday Friend. With winter’s first blast rolling through with some punch, I thought it was time to bring out a little summer. Always graceful in flight, these gulls are part of beach charm. That is until they become robbers and beggars.
Official Applesauce Taste Tester
Another Wordless Wednesday, when the pictures speak for themselves.
Falling Waters – Relax
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace. – Whittier
On the first day of Ohio’s deer harvest, I took advantage of their movement at a local nature center. I scored a couple of nice shots I think.
the Ordinary Hiker 