all the earth

 

As I've watched these leaves grow through my camera, I thought they looked just like a little person raising their hands and giving praise to God. They make me think of Psalm 98.

"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music…
Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
The world, and all who live in it.
Let the rivers clap their hands,
Let the mountains sing together for joy." (v. 4, 7-8)

blossom

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." ~Anais Nin

shadows

I'm shooting with a shallow depth of field.
Adjust my focus,
Hoping, hopeless-
To show you how I feel.

Distractions from all I try to reveal,
Negative space
Does not erase
The chaos it conceals.

If only one could photograph the heart.
Exposure high,
Exposing my
Impenetrable dark.

Aperture wide and flash of brightest light
Would capture my fears,
And blackest years,
And bring them all in sight.

Yes, if only picture frames could hold a soul.
I'd show you me,
And then you'd see
The shadows make me whole.

the world through glass

Some pictures from an icy day <3

magnolia leaves

autumn shades

Leaves are beginning to change their colors :)

after the rain

Sometimes 

There's something beautiful

After the rain. 

When everything is bathed

In that eerie light, 

And you see it all in a way

You've never quite seen it before.

Suddenly
There are colors
In new places.

Places that were once
Only black
Now shine
In that strange new light.

Wet
And mysterious,
And beautiful.

"And the rain will make the flowers grow." ~Eponine, Les Miserables

thorns

I love how the ice sparkles, but also can create such thorns, sharp and shining.