Have you ever really looked at nature ? I mean really see it up close and under the microscope so to speak.  How perfect every line and every fiber, every feather and piece of fur.  The patterns and colors that so perfectly go together. The shape and design of every element in the world.  Not even the best artist could manipulate this kind of order unless of course he is the Master artist. Every human artist in the world would be smart to take their prompt and inspiration from the Creator of the universe.  His creation was the ...first and the best. We can only try to imitate that which had already been done, but upon looking for divine guidence to recreate, He has never let me down.  Ask and you shall receive....

This was the week involving trips.  Planning our vacation, saying goodbye in cards and books to friends moving away, saying goodbye to people who have left this life for another. The best trip I have thought about the past few days though is that of the final trip I'll make one day.  When I shall leave this life and join the Lord, & many wonderful family members and friends.  This is not a sad or even morbid thought as I know where I am going, and there I will find peace, love, music, beauty, happiness. What I won't find is sadness, pain, hate,or evil of any kind. The Bible clearly states in Phil. 3:20,  we can rejoice as a believer in Jesus Christ for we are citizens of Heaven. This should give us great peace as we live out our days here in this world called earth.  I do find that I want to live not as a carnal human, but as someone who one day will have a home in Heaven. This should be something that is written all over us and be a great influence on others. If you are not being asked why the joy? Then maybe you should question yourself about your future life after you leave this one.  I'm going to close with this one last statement, I'm not sure where I heard it but thank you whoever first said it because it sums up all that should matter most when talking of Heaven.  " There is no greater journey than the one that leads you home." 

It's interesting to me , now that I've become "Blogger" that I would take part in an activity such as this.  Mainly because I see more than I say.  I guess this avenue of connecting with people is a way of letting others see through the lens that I am looking through.  Or maybe you could even use the word windows here.  But its is quite possible and maybe even more probable that nobody cares Ha !   Sometimes that artist thing in me just has to come out, I often find myself proclaiming to others " Look at that that !"  Most of the time I do this via the canvas.  The images I seem to like to communicate the most are those that have inspired me and I just can't keep it to myself.  I have the need to share it , give as a gift I suppose you could say.  I know this is a gift in and of  itself from God.  So I 'm done saying for now lets just see.

Some of the things you might see in the spring that bring a smile...

When all of nature comes to life.  

Then you know that Spring has arrived.

All the world has become your palette

and your heart has become the canvas.

   God has no subtle ways, He is everywhere.

Showing us how to live a new way each and 

everyday.   

Just a few spring inspirations from the lens to the canvas.

Living out loud for the artist is:   To Everyday,