Nature and Landscape Photography, Photographic Journal of Biblical and Poetic Expressions
Pikes Peak
"Spacious Skies"
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Cumberland Island State Park - "You, O LORD are a Shield"
Cumberland Island, Georgia - "Planted by the Rivers of Water"
Jekyll Island, Georgia - "Blessed are All Those who put their Trust in Him"
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Paradise, South Island, New Zealand - "He will swallow up death forever"
The LORD of hosts will make
A feast of wines on the lees,
Of fat things full of marrow,
Of well-refined wines on the lees.
And He will destroy on this mountain
Chief Joseph Scenic Highway, Wyoming - "Who knows what will happen tomorrow?"
There is one Lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?
Come now, you who say "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit;'"
Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
Instead you ought to ay, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that."
But now you boat in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
James 4:12-17
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Badlands National Park, South Dakota - "The Splendor of the Earthly Bodies"
There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differ from star in splendor. So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
1 Corinthians 15:40-45
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Chugach Mountain Range, Alaska - "I Am What I Am""
Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park - "Who fathers the Drops of Dew?"
and a path for the thunderstorm,
to water a land where no one lives,
an uninhabited desert,
to satisfy a desolate wasteland
and make it sprout with grass?
Does the rain have a father?
Who fathers the drops of dew?
Job 38:25-28
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park - "He Covers the Sky with Clouds"
He covers the sky with clouds;
he supplies the earth with rain
and makes grass grow on the hills.
Psalm 147:8
Yellowstone Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park - "If You Seek Him, you will find Him"
The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Denali on a Clear Day - "The Earth is Full of his Glory"
The whole earth is full of His glory."
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Chugach Mountains, Seward Highway, Alaska -- Green Pastures
The LORD makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul.
Psalm 23:2-3
Sonoma Coast State Park, Bodega Bay, California - "All Scripture is God-breathed"
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada - "Seek him, he will be Found"
The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 15:26
Wapiti Valley, Yellowstone National Park - "Here am I, here am I"
"I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations."
Isaiah 65:1-2
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Cascade Canyon, Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado - "He Changes Times and Seasons"
he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning.
Daniel 2:21
Clingmans Dome Mountains, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, North Carolina - "The Heavens are higher than the Earth"
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada - "God's Invisible Qualities"
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -- his eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:18-20
Friday, September 9, 2022
Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park, Canada - "Reflect Love"
Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV
Thought for the Day: I can glorify God through my actions today.
Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada - "Music to My Heart"
The LORD your God is in your midst -- a warrior bringing victory. He will create calm with his love; He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 CEB
Bow Lake, Jasper National Park, Canada - "Not Alone"
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff -- they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4 NRSV
Friday, September 2, 2022
Bay of Plenty, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand - "Abundant Life"
to steal and kill and destroy.
I came that they may have life
and have it abundantly.
John 10:10
Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado - " Look Up into Heaven, Who Created the Stars?"
He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of his great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.
Isaiah 40:26
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada - "The One Who Gives Life to Every Heart"
The Lord most high is the one who gives life to every heart, who gives life to the spirit! Look, he indeed exchanged my bitterness for wholeness. You yourself have spared my whole being from the pit of destruction, because you have cast all my sins behind your back.
Isaiah 38:16-17
Medicine Lake, Jasper National Park, Canada - "Find Rest for Your Souls"
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11:28-29 NIV
Friday, August 26, 2022
Lone Tree of Wanaka - "Sun and Shield"
For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
for those who walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11 NKJV
Thursday, August 25, 2022
“I Have Loved You With An Everlasting Love” - Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.”
Jeremiah 31:3
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Renaissance Park Chattanooga, Tennessee - 20/20 Vision
Matthew 6:22 NRSV
Thought for the Day: When the way forward is unclear, God can open my eyes to hope.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee River - The Road Ahead
Proverbs 4:25 NIV
Thought for the Day: God is always looking out for my best interests.
Monday, August 22, 2022
Covered Bridge, Princess Place Preserve - "All Play a Part"
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we... have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us.
Romans 12:4-6 NIV
Thought for the Day: Each person has a part to play in serving God.
Princess Place Preserve, Oak Trail - "A Grateful Heart"
Thought for the Day: What a difference gratitude to God can make!
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park - “Standing Back Up”
Proverbs 24:16 KJV
Thought for the Day: God’s love, not my failure, defines me.
Estes Park Rocky Mountains - “Keep Looking Up”
Come, my heart says, seek God’s face. Lord, I do seek your face!
Psalm 27:8 CEB
Thought for the Day: Today I will keep looking up for signs of God’s presence.
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Matanzas River, Florida - Music in the Mundane
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24 NRSV
Thought for the Day: God can use the ordinary to reveal the extraordinary.
Vaill Point Park, Florida - Songs from the Heart
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Thought for the Day: I will sign boldly with a faithful heart as an offering to God.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Big Meadows, Green Mountain - "Wherever We Go"
Green Mountain is now covered in burned trees from last year's forest fires. The trail is covered in burnt debris. I was fortunate enough to have walked the trail and took many pictures. It will be many years, decades for the mountain and forest to recover and have new growth.
"The Lord is my light and my salvation -- whom shall, I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life -- of whom shall I be afraid?"
Psalm 27:1 NIV