Delicacy and Beauty in God's Creation

  God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation . . . ."  

Tissue-thin leaves, golden lace, zebra stripes, green stems, minuscule veins

All fantastically alive and wonderful

Designed to display God's creative glory and for our pleasure 

Shapes & Patterns in God's Creation

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I really enjoy watching the hesperian (that would be west) skies as the sun slides colorfully out of sight to the left (that would be south) of Mount Diablo.  The sky is in a slow, continual, delightful metamorphoses  –  Each sunset is . . . well . . .

creatively dynamic!

And best of all! – No advertisement!  – –

                                                Or is there!?

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This sunset has been brought to you courtesy of . . .

The Creator of the Universe

Call on Me and I will answer you (Jeremiah 33:3)

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The heavens are telling of the glory of God  – His invisible attributes are clearly seen . . .

(Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:20)

Twelve, Five, Sixty

On December 5, 1960, I had driven across the old San Mateo Bridge in the morning, and then back home later as the sun was setting.  It looked so unusually beautiful that day, that I wanted to be able to capture it in my minds eye.  To create this memory, I decided to try to describe it in rhyme.

I stopped the car as soon as I got off the bridge that evening on the Hayward side, by the Leslie salt flats, and wrote my thoughts.

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With hills of brownish green

And bay a calm as a peaceful stream,

The sight was like a beautiful dream

Of what is possible could ever seem.

Not a cloud was in the sky.

No smog got in your eye.

The day was quite unusual - like

Meeting a man who could never die.

Today's was a sight not often seen

Around our beautiful bay of green;

For the air is not often so clean

As 'twas from six am to eight this evening.

The bay looked as if 'twere lighted below

By lights caught in he undertow;

And only one who saw it would know

That it was a most marvelous show.

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Yosemite Fire Falls - Sure, Sure!

Yes, there used to be a fantastic display of fire falls in the evenings at Yosemite Park.  I got to see the fire falls once – when I was in the Boy Scouts.  It was probably in the early or mid 1950's.  Our scout troop (#44 in Castro Valley) had gone to camp at Diamond-O, a Boy Scout camp  near Hetch-Hetchy reservoir – not too far from the north entrance to Yosemite.

Our Scout Master had seen the fire falls before, and decided that we should all drive over so that we would have the opportunity to see them.  We just barely had time to make the mountainous trip ("We have a whole hour before the falls start, and it should only take an hour to get there!") - Our Scout Master had been an ambulance driver!?  So off we went.

By the time we arrived, several of us, including yours truly, were quite carsick.  But we made it to the parking lot in the valley – and out of the cars – just in time to see the big fire at the top of the cliff pushed off and tumble down.  It was quite a spectacular show.  Unfortunately, they stopped this breath-taking show quite a long time ago. 

  

   Needless to say - I've never forgotten that unique trip.

Great Blue Heron

 

A Great Blue Heron must make sure that he keeps himself ready to greet his subjects
 as he keeps careful watch over what he believes is his kingdom.

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God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves,

with which the waters swarmed after their kind,

and every winged bird after its kind;

and God saw that it was good.

God blessed them, saying,

“Be fruitful and multiply,

and fill the waters in the seas,

and let birds multiply on the earth.”

                                                            (Genesis 1:21-22)

Photo - Discovery Bay

October 10, 2011

God Makes the Sunset Shout for Joy

They who dwell in the ends of the earth

stand in awe of Your signs;

You make the dawn

and the sunset shout for joy.

Psalm 65:8

September 24, 2011

Mt. Diablo as seen from Discovery Bay