If it weren’t for the rocks in its bed, the stream would have no song.
Carl Perkins
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Everywhere I look I see the proclamation that Earth Day is coming soon. I thought I should google it (cause that is what I do when I want to find out something) and learned it is coming this Saturday, April 22!
I started looking through some photos and found some that I really like, that speak the beauty of God’s creation to me. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Half of the fun of looking through old photos you have taken is all the memories that come back with those pictures.
I was first going to use photos that I had taken on vacations and then I decided I should find the ones, that I love, that showcase the beauty that is in the area where I live.
Flowers are something I love and these yellow flowers were a perennial given to me as a small “start” by a friend, many years ago. Their spikes with the yellow blooms are wonderfully cheerful in my flower garden.
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. Luke 12:27
I also love to take photos of flowers…..though they are never as pretty as the actual thing.
All the seasons in our area have a different type of beauty. Winter can be cold and bleak around here, but there is a pristine, quietness about the landscape when it snows and freezes. There is a stillness that lends itself to a time of ponderings and dreams.
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
[Meditations Divine and Moral]”
― Anne Bradstreet, The Works of Anne Bradstreet
There is also a beauty when the leaves are turning yellow and orange. The air has a certain smell of fading leaves, the faint hint of wood smoke from campfires and dirt as farmers get the crops out of the fields. It is busy…but it brings a satisfaction of preparing for the cold of the coming months.
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
― Albert Camus
At the end of the day. there are times when the moon is full and you can just sit on the porch and enjoy the quiet of the night time while that perfect ball shines down on you. Coyotes howl in the distance, birds rustle in the trees, and the world has settled down for a little rest.
Like the moon it shall be established forever, a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
Psalm 89:37
Life can be so good! God is so faithful and I am so grateful. May you have time to ponder this coming weekend. I hope you have time to stop and look around at the beauty that is in your own backyard. And may you find rest and hope in the beauty the Creator has given. Enjoy the blessing.
“There are some places so beautiful
they can make a grown man break down and weep.”
― Edward Abbey, The Monkey Wrench Gang
Hoping that Earth Day, 2017 brings even more beauty that obviously abounds in Iowa! Beautiful post with “just right” quotes! You must spend hours looking for them! We are at the farm and we have already mentioned your name today! I was telling Mike about how I told you that I planted watermelon seeds in our side yard at home, but they were really pumpkins! He said that he bet that “Chicken Faye” was not crazy at all like me! I told him that you are totally with-it all of the time!!
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I must have you incredibly fooled! Just ask my husband. Many times I am so sure about something and find out later it is not so. That is so sad cause I really don’t like to be wrong LOL. I think we might be two of a kind…..so our husbands had best be on guard.
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Oh yes…two of a kind! I do not like to be wrong at all! Mike just shakes his head! When we get to meet…our husbands will have t-r-o-u-b-l-e on their hands!!
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Lovely photos.❤️
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Thank you so much! I love taking pictures. Good thing we have digital cameras now so I don’t develop them all.
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Lovely photos and words – a wonderful celebration of the beauty around us that we have been blessed with 🌹💞 x
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Thank you so much. It was so much fun looking through my photos and trying to choose! We are so blessed by what is around us.
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Oh definitely 🙂 Have a lovely day x
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I enjoyed your choice of photos and the wonderful verses you picked. Following you is one of the best things I’ve ever done.
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I feel the same about your blog Anne! (I do think wordpress is tossing me back into your spam folder for comments though….I commented on your wisteria post and I don’t see it there!).
It is fun to look through the photos and match them with quotes and verses. Love doing that.
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I’ll try to find your comment. I don’t want to miss a word from you.
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Good photos and really good quotes. .We all need to just stop….and enjoy each passing season Our God is so good too.
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Thank you so much. These seasons seem to pass quicker all the time….so I do have to consciously stop and enjoy them.
Our God is good! All the time.
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A lovely post Faye. I loved all of your photos. Every season of the year has its own beauty.
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I am always inspired by your photos on your blog Peggy! I usually end up showing my husband your pictures as he also loves nature and wildlife pictures! And thank you so much.
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beautiful-better than any sermon-thank you!
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I am so glad you liked it! It was fun sharing what we have around here. I find that sometimes looking through a camera lens I am more focused on the “little” things and that is good.
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oh you are so right-looking for beauty makes all the difference and is always rewarded.
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Lovely! So beautifully and intricately made by the Creator. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much! God has given a wonderful gift!
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What a lovely post with the perfect verses included. I enjoyed getting a sense of where you live. I also enjoy my perennials and grow things given to me by family and friends. I have some comfrey coming up now that grew in my grandfather’s garden. He’s been gone many years, but the comfrey returns each year reminding me of him and his love for gardening.
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I have a few plants that came from my Grandma’s flower garden also! Most of the things in my flower garden are shared plants. I love knowing where they came from.
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Beautiful reminders here that every day-in every season-is Earth Day!!
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Everyday is a celebration! We get another day to breathe and make a difference.
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❤
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Beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing them! 🙂
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You are so welcome! Love taking photos.
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Well ✒ penned ma’am..👍👍👍
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Thank you so much! Glad you stopped by.
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Yr welcome😊
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