Consider the Lilies

...Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matthew 6:28-29
As I was driving Jacob to school this morning, this verse came to my mind. Actually, the song about the Lilies of the field came to my mind, then the verse. Imagine Solomon. He asked God for guidance, and he was give wisdom and wealth beyond measure. Such riches could buy anything a heart desired. Think of how beautiful his clothing must have been. Nothing but the finest for such a man. Think of all the hours men (O.K., who are we kidding here), women probably spent making his lavish garments. They must have been magnificent. But...there's always a but...But then Jesus says that even in all of those glorious robes and crowns and jewelry, Solomon was not as well dressed as the grass in the field. Think about it. Have you ever seen anything more glorious than a field of beautiful flowers? Lilies, tulips, lupine...I could go on and on. Flowers are some of my favorite things to photograph. The rich colors, textures and sheer beauty of these flowers make my heart happy. They didn't have to work, fuss, or do anything but grow in order to be beautiful. God merely spoke them into existence, and there they were. How magnificent is that?! And God created these beautiful flowers to clothe the grass! Wow! If this is what He does for the grass that we cut every week, what more is doing for us? Do we appreciate it? Do we thank Him for it? So as we are out and about during our busy day today, instead of worrying, let's stop and consider the lilies of the field and consider how much more God has done for us and pray a prayer of thanks.

Sunset

These are a few pictures of the sunset in my back yard on Monday night. I was doing dishes after dinner, and happened to look out the window. This is what I saw! I had to get outside and snap a few pictures. I'm so glad I did. We've had nothing but cold and rain since! The colors in the sky were so lovely, and sadly, they only lasted a few minutes. I'm so glad to have a camera so I can capture these beautiful moments one day, and look back on them during the dreary days. God is good, isn' He?

Springtime Birds

I am so far behind on posting here! I'll never catch up! But, since I left off with some springime bird photos, I thought I'd pick up again with some others. These were taken at the Audubon Center at Field's Pond back in March. YIKES! It has been a long time. This was a picture of the first Robin I saw this spring. I just love robins. When we lived at our "Little House" as our son Jacob called it, we had a big barn and robins made nests in the rafters. We could go out and sit and watch them. It was so scary when the babies would take their first (and last) flight out of the nest. Well, it was really more like falling out of the nest, but they always survived.

Woodpeckers are also a favorite. They look so soft and fuzzy. I've secretly always wanted to pet one. Guess it isn't a secret anymore! Well, that's today's post. I'll try and be better about posting more often. Thanks for stopping by!

Chickadee

Here are the first of my bird pictures for this week. Today's post is black capped chickadees. I just love their song and the way they bob when they fly. The chickadee is our State Bird.

A Sign of Spring!!!

Jacob, my Mom, and I were out at Field's Pond Nature Center today. We went to try out new camera equipment and to get out and enjoy the warm sunshine. The birds were chirping and flying from tree to bird feeder and back to the trees again. There were several different kinds of birds out this afternoon, including, nuthatches, chickadees, woodpeckers and one I hadn't seen before. I'm going to look it up in my book and see if I can identify it. I plan to post my bird pics all next week. My favorite bird today was the Robin. Robins, to me, are a sign of spring, and I'm so anxious for spring these days! It's not the best photo ever, but she wouldn't come out of the tree. I guess she was nice and comfy there, and didn't want to move. Can't say that I blame her!

It's All Kim's Fault!

She's the one who had to go and mention she got this great wireless remote for her camera. Then I had to go check them out at Bangor Photo and see if I needed one. I couldn't decide if I should get the wireless, or the wired remote. They each serve a different purpose, depending on what you are trying to photograph. Of course, I could use both! I tried them out in the store, to see which one I might want to buy first, but couldn't decide. I took this photo with the wired remote. In the end, I decided to buy a roll of film for my medium format camera and think over the whole remote thing. Check out Kim's cool art blog here.

A Sign of Spring??

As some of you know, I'm getting a little anxious for Spring. The weather has been so odd lately - one day this week we had rain, snow, and freezing rain all in the same morning! Then the next day it could rain and the next thing you know, two feet of snow has melted away. Then, it could be back in the 20's again, like today! As I was driving back home from my mom's house today, I realized the river had lots of open water, and the trees weren't covered in snow and ice! I stopped to shoot a few pictures and compare them with these that I shot in the same spot in January. I think Spring may really be on it's way, slowly, but surely! Yay!!!