After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. ~ Nelson Mandela
Author: danielg
Girl at the well
“Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.†~ Richard Byrd Zoos can be so educational.  My kids love them, but my mom is not much of a fan because she is a lifelong animal rights advocate. Thankfully, most…
Sunset in Patterson
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton We still miss Emma, and our hearts go out to the family who buries her today. We are sad and very tired.
Mourning for Emma – does God care?
NO PHOTO Our friends lost their toddler Emma in a drowning this week. I can hardly think of a greater way to suffer, and such 'innocent suffering' is perhaps one of the toughest challenges to faith in a loving, powerful God. Why does God allow such things to happen? Does prayer do anything at all?…
Mourning for Emma – loving our children
A couple whom we know from church has had a terrible tragedy - their toddler Emma wandered out into their back yard and drowned in the pool. We are all horrified, and weary just from our own grief over knowing the little girl and her parents. It is hard to imagine the grief, guilt, and regret of…
Reading, writing, research
“Mere unbelief in a personal God is no philosophy at all.†~ Albert Einstein I have six books outlined that I would like to write. My first is about why and how people leave faith, and how they ought to explore truth and return to a more mature world view in the end rather than…
July 4th child
I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich. ~ Dan Wilcox This is not my kid, but this photo, unretouched, came out nicely.
Family Fun
When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~ Joyce Brothers No, that’s not a flame thrower, that’s three sparklers. My kids are getting bigger before my eyes. We saw Toy Story 3 this weekend – if you are a parent, you will surely shed a few tears thinking of how…
Scorched earth
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington Here’s another shot of the burned hill near my home.
Fire burned this patch of mountain
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. ~ Maya Angelou I took this shot in the afternoon, so it’s kinda hard to see that this hill is blackened from fire. We get grass fires every year, which makes for interesting scenery – you can…
Fields of dandelions and purple flowers
“The miracles of nature do not seem miracles because they are so common. If no one had ever seen a flower, even a dandelion would be the most startling event in the world.†~ Unknown I wish I could bring up the purple flowers in this – in person, it looked real nice. Check out…
Pot, trivet, table
Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real. ~ Ralph Fiennes An interesting study in textures – the pot, the trivet, the table.
Frog turd
“It is a stupid goose that listens to the fox preach†~ French Proverb We have lots of geese around my workplace, and they leave presents all over the concrete.  This one caught my eye, I thought it was a frog.  Did it fool you?
Honeysuckle 4
Last day of honeysuckles, I promise!
Honeysuckle 3
More cool images of honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle 2
More versions of the original honeysuckle image.
Honeysuckle 1
Honeysuckles are nice orange flowers that the hummingbirds love. I messed with the colors. For the next few days, here’s some various recolorings. The original is next.
Imitating the sun
These weeds are pretty.
Neighborhood sunset
“How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.” ~ George MacDonald, Scottish author, poet and Christian minister (1824 – 1905), particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels Just another sunset outside my front door – wish I had a direct view of the western hills, but no, I…