It comes in silently, moves through the town without a sound, and crouches against the houses. It wraps itself among the trees and tangles among the branches. Now it moves a bit, thicker here, thinner there as a breeze rearranges it. Gray and ghostly, misty and mysterious, fog holds the city in filmy fingers. It […]
Jul 24, 2013
What Is That Sound?
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Last night a strange rumble rolled across the heavens. What was that noise? It sounded familiar. Then I remembered. It was thunder and it had been such a long time since I heard it that I almost forgot what it sounded like! The Lord sent us rain. I don’t know how much but I do […]
Jul 23, 2013
The Beautiful, Busy Bumblebee
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Have you ever watched a bee gathering pollen? If you have, you know where the old saying, “Busy as a bee” comes from. The bumblebees I tried to photograph yesterday afternoon were not cooperative. They couldn’t be still for two seconds. But who am I to complain? They weren’t combative either. Their minds were centered […]
Jul 22, 2013
Stormy Weather
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The wind in the trees is whispering ominous messages this morning so I went out and snapped a photo of the crepe myrtle in front of the maple in front of the clouds. Yesterday when church was over, I looked out of those huge windows and saw it was raining! My joy overcame my sense […]
Jul 21, 2013
Nature’s Helicopter
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My brother Tracy sent the picture of the Minnesota dragonfly. Now this incredible little insect is neither a dragon nor a fly but to a mosquito, it is might as well be breathing fire. Dragonflies are fascinating little creatures and this one was particularly beautiful with amazing green eyes. His eyes are one of the […]
Jul 20, 2013
The Shivers
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A lot of us like to read books of scary fiction. That’s the key word–fiction. If we know it is only make-believe and we are safe and snug inside our own homes when we read it, it gives us a satisfying case of the shivers. One summer years ago when I was visiting my brother […]
