It's Spring in the Desert!

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As I was walking through the cactus garden today looking for beautiful flowers to capture, suddenly I was this close to this nesting dove.  She sat very still just long enough for me to snap this picture. And then she flew, leaving these two small eggs, to my delight.  I quickly took their picture and moved away so she would return to her nest.  I'm not sure if she damaged the egg when she flew off or if a baby is trying to escape, but I will check this nest again tomorrow, if I have time.    

This little fellow was singing at the top of his lungs.

²⁶ Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?

²⁷ Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

²⁸ “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing,

²⁹ yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.

³⁰ And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

³¹ “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’

³² These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.

³³ Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Matthew 6:26-33 (New Living Translation)