White-tailed deer are the smallest of the three members of the deer family found in Michigan, the others being elk and moose. Their size ranges between 125 to 225 pounds, although really healthy bucks may be even larger. Their coat is a reddish-brown color in the summer, but becomes much more gray in the winter. […]
Saturday Snaps: Feeding Frenzy
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. ~1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) Note: Wondering if this fat cat had anything to do with the pile of female cardinal feathers we found under the tree. We don’t know who he belongs to, and […]
Saturday Snaps: Cropping the Cat
King Kobe rules. We’ve been snip-snipping over at The High Calling. Pop over there and enjoy the gallery. I shared this photo here at Christmas. This cropped version is featured in PhotoPlay Gallery. Which photo in the The High Calling PhotoPlay Gallery is your favorite? Why?
Saturday Snaps: Tea Flower
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin Sissy gave me some primula tea (green with fresh jasmine) for Christmas. I enjoyed a cup during yesterday’s hyacinth time. This flower is called Camellia Joy. Fitting. “In the days […]
Saturday Snaps: Getting Fruity
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. ~Galatians 5:22-23 (NASB) But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance […]
Saturday Snaps: HAWK!
Imagine my shock when I sauntered out to the living room to check out the customers at the feeder. I looked up the tree. And. Saw. This. Almost close enough to touch. Well, not quite. Hands shaking. Baby camera.
Saturday Snaps: Meditate While You Wait
My daughter has not yet been released to drive, but she has returned to class. Lillee and I waited in the car and made the hour and a half go by faster by playing with the camera and meditating on the Word. The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over […]
Saturday Snaps: Birds, Branches, Bushes, and Baths
Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds. ~Matthew 6:26 (Message) All of these photos except the last two were taken through the window. With the baby camera. I haven’t broken in the new […]
Saturday Snaps: A Baby Visits
The night hours creep through jangled sleep of beeps and bubbles lights and voices strangled by a crumpled sheet a slew of tubes every breath a challenge press a button take a pill pull it out put it back push it under shed a tear stabbed by pain smoothed and soothed with a cold cloth […]
Saturday Snaps: Hospital Shots
His eye is on the sparrow And I know He cares for me. Hospital time teaches trust patience humility and the need to let go of control. My daughter had lung biopsies on Wednesday and remains in the hospital. Where I have also stayed overnight with her. So I’m a little behind.
