Beauty.....

Today I was talking with a friend .... a friend who has never been to California.  

 

She asked for pictures.

And so today I grabbed my camera, hopped on my bike, and took a familiar ride up the canyon.  

 

 

 

Because of my friend...who wanted some pictures,
 I took some time,
just to listen and see in my own backyard...

 

Poppies.... How I love the Bright California Poppies

 

Crisp Blue skies

 

Fluffy White Clouds

 

Green Velvety Hillsides

 

A Red-Tailed Hawk circling above me

 

The Sound of  Springtime Song

 

Belly Flowers
My mom calls them belly flowers,
the teeny-tiny bursts of color that grow so close to the ground that you need to get on your tummy to see them.
A reminder for me, that even on "those" days when we feel
lower-than-a-snakes-belly-in-a-wagon-rut ....
even there, so close to the ground, God places beauty.

Thank you, Sandy.

What a gorgeous day He painted.