Went out on a walk this morning at about 8 a.m. an…

Went out on a walk this morning at about 8 a.m. and was overwhelmed by the sights and smells — the plants so green, the sky so blue, the air scented heavily with honeysuckle and laurel — oh my, it was a feast for the senses and compelled my heart to praise.
I thought of the following song by Rich Mullins…..

The Color Green
“And the moon is a sliver of silver
Like a shaving that fell on the floor of a Carpenter’s shop
And every house must have it’s builder
And I awoke in the house of God
Where the windows are mornings and evenings
Stretched from the sun
Across the sky north to south
And on my way to early meeting
I heard the rocks crying out
I heard the rocks crying out

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise

And the wrens have returned and they’re nesting
In the hollow of that oak where his heart once had been
And he lifts up his arms in a blessing for being born again
And the streams are all swollen with winter
Winter unfrozen and free to run away now
And I’m amazed when I remember
Who it was that built this house
And with the rocks I cry out

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise”

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I’m back, finally, I think….

It has been a while since I last posted here because for so long I could not seem to get past a stubborn sign in system that just didn’t want to cooperate with my computer’s setup. Then, about two months ago my computer crashed and I lost tons of information and photos, as well as the sound device on my computer — most of which has not been recovered — but I have hope since it was all backed up on an external hard drive. The data is there, we think, we just need some capable person with more techno savvy than us to help us pull it off of there.
Anyway, I’ve been keeping up with my Flickr site all this time and glad I did because I have a few hundred of my favorite images stored there and accessible should I need them — but, of course, not in the RAW form which I originally shot them and stored them — but nonetheless still available for printing at least in 8 x 10 size.
I’ve been trying new things with my images, trying to “paint” with textures and layers — trying to evoke certain feelings, moods, atmosphere and/or story. The image I’m posting here is a recent example, the result of which I was really pleased. (Click on the image to see it in Flickr, and you can look at it in the large size as well.)
Summer is approaching and I will have more time for this once school lets out, so maybe I’ll actually be able to make something of it again with this new start!

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