His Eye is on the Sparrow

This week even though it's been freezing cold one day and rainy the next, I've totally enjoyed myself. I"ve been stalking.... birds that it is. Just outside the window is a tree and I've placed a couple feeders on the lower branches.

It's amazing what peace has flooded my soul while watching these creatures. I'm reminded of the song His Eye is on the Sparrow as I watch them and I've found myself humming that tune in my head over and over. Amazingly I've not captured a sparrow as of yet!

Selah is one of my favorite groups and I think they do the best with this song. Enjoy!

Simply JOY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOm2mMusqUw

I am nothing

We woke up to a very foggy morning yesterday. Last week I had a photo assignment entitled "nothing"  but had never found that perfect image to capture of just well, nothing! However, as I drove into the fog  yesterday morning there it was - nothing. While editing the image this morning it reminded me that I am nothing without God. My life has no meaning without him. If I hurry into the day without Him well I can expect to have nothing great to happen. If I go to Him when starting my day I can expect more than nothing because He gives me everything.

I am Nothing

A new find

I've not blogged in months and months but recently I've found a blogger whose posts I look forward to each day. http://carladyck.blogspot.com/ is awesome! Her talent and ability to capture the every day just blow me away. She inspires me to go out and attempt to capture the beauty around me. I'm not only inspired but her posts teach me about the art of photography. Thanks Carla for sharing with us each day and for inspiring me to find the simple joys of life each day and draw closer to my maker. So, while I bombed at blogging before I'm setting out on a new course to photograph something every day and blog about it.

Golden

I walked out in the garden this morning and everything just glistened in the sun. Hershey, our neighbor's dog came along for the walk . She chased a chipmunk which I didn't know we had so I'll be staking him out now that I know where his little home  is!
Of all the flowers I walked by,  this baby golden sunflower caught my interest again today. It's such a tiny little thing, not much bigger than a silver dollar.  I added a vignette in Lightroom. My first attempt at presets! Other than that and a crop, it's SOOC.

Macro Monday

I'm trying my hand at macro shots these days. These are all only cropped. No editing yet. Still learning how to do that! I hope you enjoy a glimpse into my floral world.  Have a great Monday!

Wonderful Rain

Other than a storm here and there I cannot remember a day when it just rained most of the day. We've had a wonderful steady rain most the day and the temps were even lower which makes even better! Once it stopped I was anxious to get out and see my flower beds. Most of them are drooped to the ground with all of the rain but I found this Tropicana Rose covered in rain drops. I'm still learning to use Photoshop Elements so there's really not much editing done to this one.

Kitty

Sometimes, even though we think we are doing what is right Mother Nature knows best. I think animals have a keen sense in knowing if their offspring will survive or not. Perhaps that is why the mama cat left the little black kitten a few days ago. At least I can say I gave it a second shot. Little black kitty died this morning. I feel sad but know I did try to help it out.