Birdhouse Funnery

Since I'm still recovering from a cold 

and it's 0 degrees outside this morning, 

my camera is stowed away

and I'm forced to pull from my archives for a photograph.

I thought about posting something from a warmer season, then decided

to go with this photo I took last winter outside our favorite

breakfast spot, the Meadow Mountain Cafe in

Allenspark, Co.

In keeping with my 2013 theme of "Discovery", 

I researched the history of birdhouses. 

According to eHow.com:

"In America, Native Americans built simple birdhouses out of birch bark and hollowed out gourds. They were designed to not only shelter the birds from storms, but also to help the birds breed and multiply. The Native Americans passed this tradition on to the English and German immigrants."

(Read more: The History of the Birdhouse | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_7526986_history-birdhouse.html#ixzz2HsB3SVaY)

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A Perfect Blend

As I photographed this buck 

I marveled at how he blended into the landscape. 

His coloring a marvelous camouflage 

amid the rocks and trees in our backyard.

All part of God's perfect design to protect

this beautiful creature from predators.
And a reminder that He is intimately familiar 
with all He has created.

"You have searched me, Lord,

    and you know me.

You know when I sit and when I rise;

    You perceive my thoughts from afar.

You discern my going out and my lying down;

    You are familiar with all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue

    You, Lord, know it completely.

You hem me in behind and before,

    and You lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

    too lofty for me to attain."

Psalm 139:5-12


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Loving Arms

There's something about this picture that comforts me.

Solid

Warm

Home

Like being held in a loving father's arms.

I took this photo of my husband's studio

on October 5th 

after a light dusting of snow.

It was the first snow of the season.
No snowfall since.

It's so dry here. 

We badly need moisture.

A fire started October 9 in nearby 
Rocky Mountain National Park.
and has burned over 3,000 acres. 

It's 88% contained now.

We were under pre-evacuation notice for awhile. 

One structure was lost in the Park.

No lives were lost. 

Thank God for that.

Now my mind shifts to another barrenness;
A dryness of the soul.
 I think about the grieving in Newtown, Connecticut.

And I pray that my Heavenly Father will quench those 

thirsty

grieving

hearts

as only He can.

That He will hold them in His loving arms.

Life is fragile.

So 

fragile.

“Show me, Lord, my life’s end

    and the number of my days;

    let me know how fleeting my life is.

You have made my days a mere handbreadth;

    the span of my years is as nothing before You.

Everyone is but a breath,

    even those who seem secure."

Psalm 39:4-5

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The Artist's Touch

I snapped this photo this morning at the 
Rockies Plein Air Quick Draw in Estes Park, Colorado. 
The painting and the hand belong to 
my favorite artist and husband Dennis Reinke.

(I blogged about the 2011 Rockies Plein air Event here.)


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Patient Mother

Photographically captured this gentle scene 

outside our home this week. 

I love this place where I live.

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