Friday, April 30, 2010

God’s Spring creations in Texas

Don and I rode around Round Rock today, looking for wildflowers to photograph.  We found some!

Lantana.100_0493

Bluebonnet. 100_0495

Milkweed flower.100_0501

A mystery flower.. very tiny.100_0504

Indian or Prairie Paint Brush and Maximillian Sunflower.100_0506

More Bluebonnets.100_0508

More Indian Paint Brush.100_0510

A medley.100_0513

Maximillian Sunflower… maybe a little larger than a quarter.100_0514

Looking right down on top of an Indian Paint Brush.100_0519

Fleabane… flower the size of a pea.100_0521

When I was a kid, this was called an Indian Blanket.100_0526

Evening Primrose.100_0533

Dandelion flower.100_0543

Dandelion seeds… or per the grandkids, ‘blowy things.’ 100_0541

Firewheel.100_0565

I could have stood here all day.100_0522

A field of bluebonnets.100_0529

           

DAILY VERSE
Burst into song, you mountains,
you forests and all your trees,
for the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
he displays his glory in Israel.  - Isaiah 44:23


DAILY QUOTE
The creation is quite like a spacious and splendid house, provided and filled with the most exquisite and the most abundant furnishings. Everything in it tells us of God. - John Calvin


DAILY THOUGHT

God brings joy to our lives in various ways: a kind word from a friend, an accomplishment at work, the gentle whisper of His Spirit. But throughout the ages, God has brought joy to us through the wonder of His creation. Feeling down? Maybe all you need is a walk in the woods.
Consider the reaction of Carl Boberg when he looked at the world God made:
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze;
Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art!
Take time to notice and celebrate God’s greatness and gifts, and you’ll suddenly find many reasons to be joyful.

Thank You, God, for the beauty of creation. Help me to see You in the world around me today. Amen.

2 comments:

Peggy & Bill said...

Does he really stop & let you take all those pictures????? Can I borrow him for photography when we are traveling & I'm driving?????

LaVon Baker said...

Peggy, most of these pictures were actually taken in town, and he did turn around and go back to them, stopping so I could take pictures. Love, love, love my man!!