I’ve been accumulating photos on my phone of pictures I keep meaning to post. My co-worker Serena says I’m obsessed with taking pictures of animals… and maybe I am. But it’s only because I’m fascinated by animals and think they’re cool. SO, here are some photos for ya.
I ran into this goose while I was trying to leave work on Thursday. If you didn’t know, we had a goose hatch some eggs here at Grace (see that post here). Well, apparently Papa Goose here didn’t appreciate me getting too close to the little ones, so he blocked my way out of church. I eventually got past him without any damage, although he did try and peck at my car.
Sometimes I feel like I’m being watched when I walk into work… like this goose up on top of the church building keeping an eye on the parking lot.
In Teri’s office, we have this wonderful view of the nest. I guess Teri’s window is more hospitable to birds, since it’s kind of out of the elements.
This little guy fell from his nest up in the rafters, we scooped him up with some resumes and placed him in the grass where his mother quickly found him. I think he’s okay, haven’t seen him in a week or so.
I have found these pictures of Jesus taped to a few trees around the park. I think they were placed there by some of the Mormon missionaries around here since the back of the picture is an “ad” for the LDS Bible. I really wish they would’ve wrote something thought-provoking, since I took time to cut down the picture of Jesus. Sheesh!
“MADE IN CHINA.” An American flag made in China… must we outsource everything? Can’t we do something for ourselves?!
My adorable niece after the 4th of July parade. I tried to teach her how to throw a frisbee, unfortunately she just made me chase after her around a big tree while she held the frisbee.
Well, that’s all for now folks. I thought you might enjoy some of my random pictures. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend!
I came home today feeling down and a little discouraged. It happens from time to time, sometimes we allow things in our life to consume us… and nothing else in the whole world seems as important as what we’re struggling with right then.
It’s in times like these that I like to take walks. I’ve lived in this apartment complex for a few months now and I’m very lucky to be right next to the park. And I love it… take a look at this scene….
Standing on the dock on this pond gives me such great peace and serenity… it gives me time to think about how complicated we humans make things. Matthew 6:25-27 is a great verse for me:
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”
I actually love my walks in the park because there is a lady who goes around the pond in the evening with her dog and just tosses bits of bread all around the trail for the birds. It’s a beautiful thing.
Once I was done with my walk around the park, there was still daylight, so I decided to grab my basketball and shoot the basketball around. And I don’t know it’s like for some of you guys, but shooting a basketball around by myself is one of the more relaxing things I do. It gives me quiet time… and I often process through things as I shoot the ball around (which is probably why my shots aren’t that great when I’m deep in thought). It also reminds me of a simpler time when I was younger and would take my basketball next door and just shoot around until the sun went down.
I guess my whole reason for this post is to remind myself to slow down, take it easy, not let things bother me so much. I am so thankful for that quiet time that I had today. And if you haven’t had your quiet time today, here’s a 60 second video I took of my view from the dock… take in the sounds… it’s pretty relaxing.
