Saturday, October 1, 2022
Mountain Lore
Friday, July 1, 2022
Glorious Old Glory
Here are some fairly recent photos of the US Flag flying around the Big Lake area in eastern Arizona:
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
To a Beautiful Child*
Friday, December 31, 2021
Ending 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
Lakes & Rivers
Part "deux"
See, there is a river whose streams make glad the City of God, the dwelling places of the Most High. Psalm 46:4 |
Trees in Autumn
As mentioned in other postings from this date, we recently took a trip to the White Mountains, in the far eastern part of Arizona, near New Mexico. A different look for AZ, for those of you not familiar with the state, right? Here is some fall foliage on the trees, some with evergreen mixed in. The colorful trees are quaking aspens, so named because their leaves shimmer at the slightest gust of breeze. They are a poplar, related to cottonwoods and Eurasian poplars. Regarding evergreens, the elevation was high enough in spots to see Douglas-fir and true fir trees. I think there was some spruce around, but we didn't get photographs.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
The Long View
Saturday, May 1, 2021
"The Desert Shall Blossom"
In Isaiah 35:1, the Bible says:
"The wilderness and parched land will be glad:
And the desert-plain will rejoice and blossom."
These passages originally spoke of a spiritual blossoming with Messiah's coming. Secondarily, they hint at the perfection of the natural world in the recreation to come in heaven.
We are seeing a somewhat more literal version of this in our own backyard this spring. This is a mixture of area wildflowers and cultivars from elsewhere. Enjoy!
Common Poppy |
Shirley Poppy? |
African Daisies |
Phlox & Wood Sorrel (one of many things called "shamrock") |
Snap Dragons
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Prickly Pear |
Drought Resistant Pine (Canary Island Pine?) |
Black eye Susan with Bachelor's Button
Black-eye Susans are my favorite flower. They are native to the Midwestern US. After many years of trying, I got them (with God's help!) to come up here last year. The above photo was about to open when I first posted. Now it has, with more to come. Below is a link to a poem I wrote about Black-eye Susans.