God's Perfect Timing: An Osprey Fishing

Ecclesiastes  3:1 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven..."
Ecclesiastes  3:11 "He hath made every thing beautiful in his time....."

Yesterday was a wonderful day of God's perfect timing and blessing and being able to witness His creation in action.  We went to a place called Mill Bay, a short drive of 15 minutes.  This beautiful place is missed by probably 90% of the traffic driving north on the Island Highway who don't bother to take what is marked a scenic drive in their rush to get wherever they are going.  There is quiet road that leads down to the Bay, places to park at the Bay side of the road and a high bluff on the west side of the road. Saltspring Island and the Saanich Peninsula are in the distance.   Often we go there in the winter when there are many species of ducks over-wintering, and as I like to photograph birds, its a good place to go.

Beauty in Everything: Fledgling House Sparrows

Following on my last post regarding God's grace to a little Sparrow, the photo below is of little boy House Sparrows that have recently left the nest. They were adorable. This was taken as they were in a lilac bush above the waterfall of our little pond getting up enough nerve to drop down for a drink or a bath.  There are a lot of nesting boxes around here and the parents bring their young to our yard for the water and the food.  I put the food on the ground under a dwarf spruce tree to try and keep the crows from being able to catch them.  At this age, they don't seem to have any fear of people, or anything for that matter, and its possible to get quite close to them.

 

Camera:  Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200  25-600mm

Beauty in Everything: The Moon at Sunset

God's creation is so beautiful but we need to look all around us and not be caught up in the things of the world.   The photographs below were taken when the early evening clouds were tinged pink by the setting sun.  The first photograph is of the clouds with the waxing moon faintly visible

and here is the moon zoomed in..

This is the only time I have seen this combination of colors and am so thankful that I was able to photograph it.

my camera is Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200   F2.8  25-600mm