Survivor -SkyWatch Friday

I took this picture near The Dalles, Oregon.  Can you see the oval etched against the skies?  It is perfectly face-shaped.  This striking oval is an unusual formation to discover in the branches of a tree.  

Last August this oak tree was scorched by the flames of a forest fire, yet it lives.  There is new growth beneath the painful burning.  It is a beautiful reminder of hope in the midst of hardship.This photo brings to mind one of the beautiful Psalms of David. 

"He (or she) is like a tree planted by streams of water 

That yields its fruit in its season, 

And its leaf does not wither."  

~Psalm 1:3

Have a lovely weekend.

If you love clouds as much as I do--join SkyWatch Friday to see all the amazing things to be found by looking up.  Have a lovely day and Happy SkyWatch Friday!

 

Sunset at Sea Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

I have posted this before, I think.  I have had a longing for the sea--and I know my darling Sissy has also felt this.  Hence, I am posting this sunset heart over the sea for  YOU, dear Sis.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Squared

I caught these astonishing clouds with straight lines recently over the top of my house.  These kinds of clouds always fill me with a bit of awe.

Clouds aren't supposed to be square-shaped!

The beauty of the skies bring to mind the Words the Maker of Life spoke to His servant Job.

"Can you lift your voice to the clouds,

That a flood of waters may cover you?

Can you send forth lightnings that they may go

And say to you, 'here we are'?"

Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
When the dust runs into a mass
And the clods hold together?

~Job 38: 34-35, 37-38

Have a lovely week. 

Sky Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

I was out and about a few days ago--and guess who decided to peek at me from behind the trees in the back yard?  You can see--it was this heart.  I knew instantly that Sissy must be thinking of me.  Seems like I see hearts everywhere when I'm on her mind.  (grin)
 
For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Sprawling Glory -SkyWatch Friday

I was stunned by the sheer beauty of the clouds last week.  This is just a sample.  In fact, the glorylight beneath the clouds is in the shape of a heart.

If you love clouds as much as I do--join SkyWatch Friday to see all the amazing things to be found by looking up.  Have a lovely day and Happy SkyWatch Friday!

Rock 'n Ocean -Guest Heart Thursday

Sweet sissy Clytie loves the ocean--so this one is for you, Honey!  Can you see the rock heart behind the surf's spray?  It took me a minute--but it is there.  

"Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

For the Lord is a great God,

and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth;

the heights of the mountains are his also.

The sea is his, for he made it,

And his hands formed the dry land."

~A Psalm of David

(Psalm 95:1-5)

Have a lovely day and Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Bright Necklaces -Guest Heart Thursday

My Husband and I went to a on  Tuesday.  We stepped out of the van, and were greeted by the brightly marked bird  you see above.  She was fanning her feathers and making a terrible fuss.

She acted like she'd broken her wing.  Then I realized we must be close to her nest.  Indeed we were.   

We put up cones so no one else would bother this brave little mama bird.  There were a lot of people, and we thought for sure someone would make the same mistake we did.  When the conference was over, we removed the cones.  What a dear little killdeer!

Of course I found a heart nearby--can you find it?  Have a lovely day and Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.