As old as this rock outcrop must be, imagine the number of “fresh starts” it has seen.  Each day can represent a fresh start if we allow the sun to peek over the hill and shine on our face; a new beginning with no judgement about yesterday or worries for tomorrow. God places the new day there for us to behold and […]

This was photographed at Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  It was an epic sunset in every sense of the work … phenomenal skies, and directly behind me all the way to the 9 o’clock position was a bank of fog that God politely held back to allow this view. His artistry never disappoints!

Project 365 – Day 83 OK, so maybe I’ve been overdoing the sunburst thing lately.  This time of year, much the same as autumn, brings beautiful sunsets on a near pollution free horizon.  The skies and long sunsets have a clarity that is hidden by clouds in the winter and haze in the summer. Crisp […]

Project 365 – Day 75 These last remnants of winter hang by a thread. Fuji X-T1, 56mm f/1.2, 1/120 sec @ f/11, ISO3200

Project 365 – Day 74 The peacefulness and beauty of the sunset marks a resting point for the light of each day.  The tiresome day is almost past.  As light prepares to exit, the warmth of the setting sun peaks through, as if to share a parting kiss. One of the many blessings of chasing […]

Project 365 – Day 66 Today was gorgeous!  Just the cure for cabin fever.   Sunny skies, light breeze, mid-60’s.  This, after what seems like weeks and weeks of gray skies, rain, snow, and cold.  This old cabin is located at a nearby park.  It is always locked, but I had never taken the time to […]

Project 365 – Day 16 Today was refreshing.  Sunshine, finally, after weeks of gray, dreary, and mostly wet weather.  It’s the dawn of a new weekend, with more in the forecast. What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they […]