Lake Sunset Photos

Tonight I noticed that the sky was clear and that it would be a great time to shoot the setting sun over a nearby lake. (That is one of the advantages of living in a state with 11,000 lakes.) Island Lake is perfect for sunset shots. I was only going to take a few pictures, but ended up taking almost 400. Recently I decided to go as "all natural" as I can (no not that!) in my photography. In other words I want to take photos that I don't need to make a lot of adjustments with computer software. (WYSIWYG) I did need to crop a few of them, but almost all of them are just as I took them. With the Lord in charge of the sunset, it was hard to take a bad photo. I can take the photos, but God is the real artist. I can take a picture of a sunset, but there is no way that I can create one.

If I were a Butterfly...

Because of doing VBS in Superior this week, I have not had a lot of time to take photos. Today I did manage to take about an hour and travel down the road to Whallen Lake. Today, after the rains, the butterflies were out in force. All I had to do was keep pulling the trigger of the camera and the butterflies did the rest. When our son, Eric was a kid he would sing the song "If I were a butterfly, I'd thank You Lord for giving me wings..." It was a very simple song that reminded us to be thankful for what god has given us and to use the talents and abilities he has given us for Him.here is the first verse and the chorus of that old song. If you know it, sing along... 

 If I were a butterfly, I’d thank you Lord for giving me wings
If I were a robin in a tree, I’d thank you Lord that I could sing
If I were a fish in the sea, I’d wiggle my tail and I’d giggle with glee
    But I just thank you Father for making me, me

    For you gave me a heart and you gave me a smile
    You gave me Jesus and you made me your child
    And I just thank you Father for making me, me

 Words and Music by Brian Howard

Roadside Flowers

Tonight I was driving around to see if there was something interesting to take photos of. I was beginning to get a little discouraged because I wasn't seeing much worth shooting. As I drove toward the Spooner Golf Course, I noticed a large bed of wild flowers by the side of the road. After parking the car, I started shooting. When I looked at the counter on my camera, I noticed that I shot almost 200 photos. Not bad, for a slow night! I love shooting flower beds in people's yards, but there is something special about roadside flowers. First of all, I don't have to ask permission to shoot them. They are not staged in a flower bed, but placed by God's design in no particular arrangement. Weeds and flowers grow together in the same area and yet the flowers stand out in all their glory. Take a good look at these wild flowers and simply enjoy what God has planted for our blessing. Are you blessed?