Signs of Life

The main topic of conversation lately is the weather. Here it is the middle of March and it seems more like June. People blame it on everything form Global Warming to the Apocalypse. Only God really knows. What I do know is that Spring is early and there are many signs of life around us. A friend of our has several animals and she told me that they have several new babies right now. This week I took some time to travel around and simply take pictures of budding trees. It is amazing how beautiful buds can be. My main problem is that I don't have a clue about the names of the trees I take pictures of If you can help me put a name on the buds that would be great.

   The buds remind me of another sign of life, when someone trusts Christ as their Savior. New Life in Christ becomes evident as they grow and mature in Him. Others should be able to see the "buds of life" in our actions and attitudes. Keep Budding for Jesus!

Personality of Geese

What a strange winter we are having here in N.W. Wisconsin! What would usually be a cold and snowy March turns out to be almost 70 degrees and warm. Even the geese are taking advantage of the warm weather. Already they are migrating and hitting the local lakes. Down the road from us is Trego Flowage and a beautiful place to take photos of the geese enjoying themselves. Tonight, just before dark, I stood on the banks of the river and took pictures of the geese swimming, coming and going. I noticed that they have a personality much like humans. They congregate in small groups, swim together and they love to make noise. When one of them starts to honk, it isn't long before the whole group is yacking up a storm. They also get mad at each other, chew each other out and even attach one another. (They must think they are in church). Our amazing Creator not only gave them personalities and temperaments, but a truly mind blowing sense of timing and direction. You might say they have a built in GPS that makes ours seem like toys.

Storm of the year - so far!

Yesterday was quite the day with the most snow we have had all winter. As a Wisconsinite this is really not a big deal, or at least should not be. Today I took a drive to see what photos I could take of the snow. One of the things I noticed is that the storm painted one side of the trees with a beautiful white. You could definitely tell which way the wind was blowing. It also showed me what an amazing God and Creator we have to decorate our world with His majesty and beauty. How can we but stand in awe of Him when we see His greatness!!!  I have included a color copy and one in Black and white of each to show contrast.