Month of Thanksgiving -- Blessing 5

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Thank You, Lord, for the sunrise and the sunset.  You have set the sun in place, and it warms us and gives us light.  You paint the sky with color each night, more beautiful than any man can create.  Thank You!!

He made the moon for the seasons;

The sun knows the place of its setting.

Psalm 104:18 nasb

I took this picture deliberately with power lines and strip malls, because nothing man can invent can compare to the depth of beauty that God creates each evening.  His creation stands in stark contrast to man's best efforts.  Thank You again, dear Lord!

They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;

You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.

Psalm 65:8 nasb

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Christine

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A Few Calm Evenings

While at Lake Bonaparte, we enjoyed simply being away from home. For me, everyday life can become a bit tedious--especially when I lose my focus--but when I do those same things (wash dishes, prepare meals, etc.) at a different location, somehow the tasks transform themselves.  Part of that is because when the task was done, I usually grabbed my camera and headed toward the birdfeeder, or the dock, or the boat...  You get the picture.

We had a couple quiet days at the Lake, and I took only a few photos of sunsets.  That was mostly because there were no clouds.  Now, no clouds is nice, weather-wise, but for sunset photos, clouds really make the shot.  The Lord paints His beauty on the sky with so many different colors.  Especially when clouds drift by, one sunset can change a hundred times in 20 minutes.

Still, a cloudless sky makes for a peaceful, calm evening on the dock with my honey.

 Captured a bird in this one.  :)

Back to life,
Christine

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Havin' Fun on the Lake

I've already posted my vacation photos on Facebook; however, since getting serious about photography, I've edited them all to reflect that leaning.  So, I'm reminiscing about our very recent vacation, and wanted to show y'all where we were and what we did for two weeks.  It'll be in small chunks, in case you get bored--who wants to see someone else's 200 vacation photos all in one sitting???  Or at all??  :)

So, if you're interested, early on in our vacation, we spent some time on the Lake.  My cousin Al freely lets us use his pontoon boat, which is super because there are six of us.  We boated, a few of us cast lures or roped (see below), Danny kayaked, we swam, and of course, we all played Frisbee.

Once Thomas got the hang of the rope, he used perfect form

Danny caught it on film; uh, print; uh, digitally, I guess.

Danny wished he could've kayaked more...

One of my favorite photos from vacation!

My dad followed behind us in the Cadillac (it used to be his dad's)

Yeah, we joke that Grandpa (my dad) is getting old, but he sure still does have fun!

A flower on the dock

I love these mailboxes.  Every now and then, someone actually gets mail!

My cousin's son fishes with one of Fernando's poles.

Two fishermen (and one photographer getting in the way).

End of day.  I took sunset pictures almost every evening.

Back to life,
Christine

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