1815: Special Places

1815, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

1815 Quincy St, Restoration Anglican Church

"I'll be home for Christmas..." - Walter Kent & Kim Gannon

Did you go home, feel, at home for Christmas?

Starlight

Starlight, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

A mosaic of hanging star layers dangle colors and patterns of dancing light.

Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Isaiah 58:8

Italian statue and coast

Italian statue and coast, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

Delightful vistas and sweet relaxation can breed a tenuous nostalgia.

Have you not seen that in our days
Of any whose story, song or art
Delights us, our sincerest praise
Means, when all’s said, ‘You break my heart?
~ C.S. Lewis

Happy Longest Sunshine Day!

Parking lot sunburst, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

It's a good to revel in the goodness of the gift of light!


Psalm 97:11-12 - "Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name."

Cinque Terre Twilight

Streets of Riomaggiore, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

“A man who has not been in Italy,
is always conscious of an inferiority,
from his not having seen what it is expected
a man should see.”
~Samuel Johnson

Nikon and me

Nikon and me, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
~ Donovan

Follow the yellow brick road. ~ E.Y. Harburg

Coy Koi

IMG_5449, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

Nature trusts in God's goodness.

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who trust in Him. ~ Nahum 1:7

"When others behave badly to us, it should only stir us up the more heartily to give thanks unto the Lord, because He is good; and when we ourselves are conscious that we are far from being good, we should only the more reverently bless Him that He is good. We must never tolerate an instant's unbelief as to the goodness of the Lord; whatever else may be questioned, this is absolutely certain, that Jehovah is good; His dispensations may vary—but His nature is always the same" ~ C. H. Spurgeon

Sunset silhouette

Sunset silhouette, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

Let us do something to make the mountains glad.  ~ John Muir

For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall
break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
  ~ Isaiah 55:12

Triplet crocus

Triplet crocus, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.

Sweet spring is passing by.

Oh the possi'peep'ities!

Oh the possi'peep'ities!, a photo by antiquerain on Flickr.