Skipping On Zinnias

These skippers were nice enough to pose for me while they were dining on zinnias. Skippers are moth-like butterflies, so named because they fly in short fast bursts. And they are just so darned cute!

“Always jump in the puddles! Always skip alongside the flowers. The only fights worth fighting are the pillow and food varieties.”

Terry  Guillemets

“Surprise us with love at daybreak; then we’ll skip and dance all the day long.” 

The Panera Bread Dinner Crowd

On the weekend, it can be hard to find a seat at Panera Bread, so the crowd must wait awhile. They line up and wait with anticipation.

If the place is full, they wait for some dropped food, or maybe a few crumbs. Anything will do. They are not picky eaters.

Let's hope that each one goes home just a little bit full. Bread is good.

“Are you confused about life, don’t know what’s going on? Come with me, oh come, have dinner with me!” 

Proverbs 9

The Sky's The Limit

I thought it was time to put together some of my favorite sky photos. Some were posted earlier, and some are new. I'll start with the birds. I love catching them in my lens when they happen to fly past.

Then there are the skies that look painted or on fire.

Of course I always love snapping the moon.

I love going out to photograph the sunsets!

I've looked at clouds from both sides now.

And of course, the ever present jet trails.

Do you have a favorite?

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”

Psalm 19

Venus & Jupiter

On Saturday night an extraordinary thing happened. Venus and Jupiter did a dance, so to speak. They passed and almost touched. They will not be this close again until 2065. So of course I was out waiting with my camera.

  

Here is a picture I got of Jupiter about a year ago. It looks the same as this year, like a pizza! Can you see the crust edges?

I'm going for a snack now.

“Look up into the heavens! Who created all these stars? As a shepherd leads his sheep, calling each by its pet name, and counts them to see that none are lost or strayed, so God does with stars and planets!”

Isaiah 40

A Kaleidoscope

Now to what I saw in the Mimosa. A huge kaleidoscope! Did you know that kaleidoscope is the word for a group of butterflies? There must have been hundreds, swarming the tree. Each one would land on a blossom for only seconds, then flit away. This left me no time to focus the camera! So I did the best I could. I could not get the entire group because they were up so high in the tree, with the blinding sun.

“I ate the fruit and honey, I drank the nectar and wine. Celebrate with me, friends! Raise your glasses—“To life! To love!”

Song Of Solomon 5

Mimosa

There are quite a few Mimosas around here. One is near McDonalds, and it smells wonderful when we eat there. Mimosas are also called Sensitive Trees, because touching the leaves makes them curl up! But this post and the next one are really about whet we found IN the Mimosa. Something I had never seen in my life! You will see in my next post!

“Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.”

Ephesians 4

Rust Never Sleeps

We came across this old rusted out V.W. Beetle. It had been re purposed as a planter! It kinda looks like the car is one with nature!

“They’ll rebuild the old ruins, raise a new city out of the wreckage. They’ll start over on the ruined cities, take the rubble left behind and make it new.” 

Isaiah 61