Castlewood Canyon State Park

Since I've moved back to CO I've been a lot more independent.

My days off of work are Sundays and Mondays.
Considering this is past the "standard" days off, I generally have Mondays to myself.

I must admit...I'm LOVING it.:o)

So, I've been doing a lot of exploring and hiking!
I was told that there are some historic parts to explore at Castlewood Canyon; which promoted excitement within me. I had to investigate!

I found an old dam, on my adventure, but sadly I did not get good pictures of it.
I did, however, get some pictures of my quest toward it.

I've been experimenting with my photography. I read that a trick to good macro pictures is to, literally, remove the lens from your camera base and focus through it...
That actually didn't work out too well, for me, considering your lens needs to be connected to your base to auto focus.
However, I does work well for blurry pictures. And I kinda like it.
Let me know what you think. Can y'all even make out what the blurry pictures are?

Pictures of my adventure to Red Rocks coming soon.
-Gaby

"She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom" Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlett Letter.
I have never read the book, but I appreciate this quote.

5 months

Can it be?! I haven't posted in 5 months?! I must admit that it has not been pure laziness alone. I just haven't taken pictures lately.
I've lost inspiration. There is so much beauty, all around me, but I fail to see it sometimes. It all looks the same.

This scripture comes to mind:

 "What has been will be again,  
  what has been done will be done again;  
  there is nothing new under the sun."
                                     Ecclesiastes 1:9 

"Nothing new". Nothing.
Which can be a sad, sobering thought. 
We all desperately desire to be unique, to be inspired.

But how can we expect individuality? We were never promised this. We have been promised something much greater. 

Salvation.

Not originality, but likeness. To the most beautiful being in all of time. 
Mere mortals, created from dirt, with no hope of satisfaction in our meager attempts at uniqueness, now have a greater hope. A greater purpose. To seek His face and be with Him one day in Glory. 

To be like My Lord.

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison..."
2 Corinthians 4:16-17

Those are my poorly written, random, sobering thoughts today.
Inspiration comes in waves, I cannot promise consistency, but I will be making more of an effort.
There is so much to experience in this brief existence. I am an explorer. I am different, because of Christ. I am hopeful.

Pictures coming soon.
-Gaby

I'm an Aunt. Simply, Happy.

Tessa Claire

-Aunt Gaby

Big Cypress- We went on an adventure.:)

I Risked My Life.

Can you find a slimy creature?

-Gaby

Time Lapse

This is beautiful

John Eklund Time Lapse.

Baby Turtle

 

-Gaby

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.

The rich man in his castle,
The poor man at his gate,
God made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.

The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
We gather every day;--

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. -Cecil Frances Alexander

Fishing

Didn't catch anything...

"Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed Him." Matthew 4:18-20


-Gaby