Golden Sunset

Golden Sunset

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Sunsets in Chicago can be spectacular. (One theory is that the air pollution enhances the colors.) This one was indeed beautiful, but I confess that I have edited it and intensified it somewhat with Photoshop.

Winter Sunsets

Pale Sun through Winter Haze

Same Scene on a Clear Day

January Icicles

January Icicles

 

Bless the Lord, light and darkness;
    sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever.

Bless the Lord, ice and cold;
    sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever. 

Bless the Lord, frosts and snows;

    sing praise to him and highly exalt him forever.

(Prayer of Azariah 1:48-50)

Snowy New Year's Eve

Chicago Snow with Yellow Cab and Red Snowplow

It has been snowing since mid-afternoon.  The flakes in this photo, though, I added using Photoshop brushes. 

Whether you are having a snowy welcome to the new year or a sunny, tropical one, may it be amply blessed.  And may we all be attentive to what God desires for us in the coming months.  May we welcome with open hearts the peace and love of the Prince of Peace.

I am about to do a new thing;

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

(Isaiah 43:19)

Christmas Blessings!

Winter Beauty

A north Florida winter has its own beauty, just as every season of life is beautiful in its own way. Here are two pictures taken on Paynes Prairie:

Paynes Prairie in Winter
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November Tapestry

Earlier in the season, the Paynes Prairie vegetation created a rich tapestry.

For everything there is a season,
and a time for every matter under heaven.
(Ecclesiastes 3:1)