Silent Sunday

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” ~ Mother Teresa

Lens-Artists Challenge #252 ~What’s bugging you?

What’s bugging me is that I can’t find more dragonflies to photograph! They were very elusive this morning as I walked around the lake at the nearby preserve. However, it was like walking in a wonderland in some areas, as they fluttered out of the foliage their wings all shimmery in the morning sun! …then…

Cool tree: Carpinteria State Beach, CA

I loved this tree for some reason. I did a couple of edits, which is your favorite? Original: Brightened: Black and White version #1: Black and White version #2:

American Kestrel

What a beautiful bird! He is also called the sparrow hawk, the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Nature has a beauty that can not be duplicated!