“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11-12. My favorite verse right now. My life seems to be just like this, what may have seemed like a horrible mess of choices and circumstances has somehow, miraculously, been turning into something beautiful. This feather belonged to our silly hen called Jack is molting. It is a miserable, ugly experience for chickens. They lose their feather and have to grow a whole new set in a very short time. Like chicken menopause. But when the ugly mess is done, they are beautiful, fluffy and warm. It kick starts their laying and begins a new season for them. What a wonderful metaphor for what our lives are like. We have to go through the hard miserable parts to get to the wisdom and joy that is waiting for us to be in the right place spiritually. God has given us opportunities to grow, will we take them?
Mushrooms are the blooms of Autumn. These guys are a force to be reckoned with. They will. push up rocks, sold and almost anything else above it to get to its dim sunlight. I think they are amazing and so many shapes and colors! I love this time of year!
Going out walking and taking photos of what God shares with me. It has become one of my favorite things, my most favorite is family. They push me to be better everyday and fill my life with laughter and love. With good days and bad. Such is life. But photography, I get out into my own little world. Just me, the camera and that which I am photographing. The noise of real life shuts off for a time. It is a beautiful, rewarding gift. The morning of this photo was damp, yet sunny. The last of the Dandelion wishes by the road side making life more miraculous if we just take time to notice.
