Category Archives: Nature & Surroundings

This painting is inspired by Psalm 113. Verse 3: "From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised." is written on the painting
The Chorus of Praise

With the first ray of sunlight one bird opens its eyes. Sees life. A leaf,...

Giving Way to Life Abundantly

What beauty can come out of our own surrender and trust? What if we, like...

A watercolor painting of leaves and blackberries
Our Blackberry Harvest

The bushes were filled with the joyful fruit we’d been talking about since November. Last...

This is an original acrylic painting on canvas board of an autumn landscape.
“I’m so Glad I Live in a World Where There are Octobers” – From Anne of Green Gables

“October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned...

What If Life Was Meant to Be Seen? a poem
What If Life Was Meant to Be Seen?

What if Life was meant to be seen? Our only job To notice the bird...

This a printable poster is partly inspired by my fascination for birds, especially how they seem to enjoy windy weather a lot. It often looks to me like they are having a party on moments like that. It is also inspired by Matthew 6: 25+26: "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
What We Can Learn From Birds

One thing I like about birds is that when the day is windy, they go...

This is a painting of mountains. The title is from a line of one of the 'Window Poems' by Wendell Berry that you can read here
The Second Coming of the Trees – A Poem by Wendell Berry

The country where he lives is haunted by a ghost of an old forest. In...

Discover Beautiful Light in Your Home

Light. At times I wonder what it is about light that brings so much joy...

misty fall morning
What We Lost With the Invention of the Photograph

I do think we lost something profound with the invention of the photograph: The trust...

Autumn forest woods photography 2020 light leaves
My Collection of Autumn Discoveries – From My Diary

I was reduced to a shadow surrounded by the magnificent beauty of nature playing with...

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Travels to Austria (Vienna)

Vienna. The city of music. It was so warm that summer. Wearing hats at all...

travels to austria mountains
Travels to Austria (Mountains)

I remember mountains and walks and waterfalls. Beautiful big lakes. It was the first time...