Meditations of My Heart

Credit Where It Is Due

Credit Where It is Due

I like to make photographs, and I enjoy being praised for what I have done. But God teaches a different attitude, one of thankfulness and humility. He pointed that out to me recently. I DO NOT MAKE THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ALONE. I didn't create the light, or the technology which makes photography possible. I didn't buy my camera, it was a gift from my husband. I didn't give myself the ability to see through the camera in order to make an image which others find pleasing. It is right to use what I have been given to the best of my ability, but it is wrong to take credit for what I have not done. God made the light, the elements which are used to manufacture the camera, and the world from which these images come. He has given me gifts: people to teach me, eyes to see with, and a brain to process information. I am thankful for these gifts. He deserves all the praise, not I.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Gateway

Last Tuesday was a nice day, and I had a little free time. I hope you enjoy this straight from the camera shot. The view is through a gate to a local cemetery, looking across a river. The plume of smoke behind the near ridge line is from a brush pile; now is the time many people are cleaning up before the snow flies.

For more pictures of the sky, visit Skywatch Friday and Looking at the Sky on Friday. For more reflections, visit Newtown Area Photo, and check out Shadow Shot Sunday for more shadows.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Peeling Paint

Dry Putty

Window Pane

To see more interpretations of "P," visit ABC Wednesday.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

New Leaf

One morning early last September,
I was waiting for my sister-in-law to finish some business.
This umbrella plant caught my eye.
I liked the round leaves against the straight blinds and the shadows showing through.
And that new leaf, so much smaller than the others--
could I capture it?

Yes!

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