Concretely Happy

 

Concretely Happy!

 

 

 

"Gosh, it's so GREAT to be clean!"

 

At the end of the day's work, it's so nice to see all the work is appreciated!







Witch Corner?

 

 

Witch Corner?

 

 

 

 

 

 

This street corner always looks ready for Halloween...or...maybe she's always just waiting for YOU!

 

BOO!

 



 



 

 



 

 

 



Golden Pond

Golden Pond

Took in 2008 of the pond in my yard (have moved since then). I edited the photo in Kodak fun effects. I would like to try and paint this someday. I love this pic, makes the pond look glorious...but I also know the work that goes along with maintaining a pond, and I am thankful to just have the memories and pictures of the pond now : )

South Haven Pier

South Haven Pier



Taken in 2007 at Lake Michigan; South Haven.

Duck

Duck Under Glass

 

 

Took at Tyden Park in Hastings, then edited in Kodak.

An Afternoon Swim

An Afternoon Swim

A family outing on Lake Michigan, South Haven Beach.

Bunny

Eggy Easter Bunny

Picture I took, then edited in my Kodak program.

Bull

On my way to work one summer morning, about four years ago, I was blessed to view this beautiful sunrise, along with this majestic bull. Fortunately, I had my camera with me in the car to capture this awesome view to share with others. I think it was a year or so later that the bull had passed on, and I don't mean through the field, but as in not living here on earth any longer.

Joy to the World

While creating things, like this picture, I can more easily understand, though having only a glimpse, of the Glory God has in creating. The few things involved in the process of creating this picture reminds me of how awesome our God is in creating all of us in this universe...all that we know of and aren't even aware of yet.

From the action of picking some flowers outside my door, putting them in a vase, setting the vase by a window with a black canvas behind the vase, taking the picture and loading it into a computer, editing the picture by negating it (making dark images light and light images dark), and adding some text (Mother Teresa was a wise and self-less woman; always thinking of the needs of others)...all giving the photo a different dimension.

I particularly love how the faint light from the window was transformed to reveal the bright colors of a rainbow...reminding me no matter how dark life may seem at times, we must keep the love of Christ in our hearts lit...of His sacrifice so that we may live with Him now and throughout eternity. Like the dark days of Christ's death, those days passed to reveal God's greatest Light, His Son rising to save us.

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King.

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground.

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders, of His love."

(Joy to the World - written by Isaac Watts from Psalms 98:4)

"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises."