mid-winter In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away When He comes to reign: In the...
November -John Updike The striped and shapely Maple grieves The loss of her Departed leaves The ground is hard As hard as stone. The year is old. The birds are flown. And yet the world, Nevertheless, Displays a certain loveliness– The beauty of The bone. Tall God Must see our souls This way, and nod....
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery October. I don’t know why I love it so, but I do. The crisp clean air. The explosion of color from every tree and bush. It’s the month of my father’s birth, my parent’s anniversary, and my...
I could go crazy on a night like tonight Summer’s beginning to give up her fight And every thought’s a possibility And the voices are heard but nothing is seen Why do you spend this time with me Maybe an equal mystery? Indigo Girls Every late summer this song pops into my head and sets...
There’s a big fat lie floating around in the photography world that no one wants you to know. And I’m here to tell you what it is. But before I do, consider this. What if I told you that you could create beautifully stunning pictures with nothing more than the camera you carry with you...
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