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"Consider the lilies"

            "Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! 29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor  be worried. 30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead,  seek  his kingdom, and these things will be added unto you." Luke 12:27-30

It's a pretty basic concept that we should trust in God to provide our needs, and yet I am one that fails in this area regularly!  He's never let me down and yet I still panic inside when my business slows down and the bills pile up.  It's good for me to stop and consider the lilies.

During stressful times I find myself dreaming of the ocean.  There are few things as wonderful as simply walking along the beach at sunset.  The Calla Lilies in this photo meander along a small creek that leads to the sea.  If you look closely you can just barely see the waves at the end of the valley.  After shooting the lilies the sun sank into the horizon and the light faded.  I put my camera and tripod on my shoulder and walked out along the beach.  The seagulls circled around calling out the way seagulls do.  I stood there listening to the sounds and watching the waves.  Suddenly a big swell rolled up the beach and before I knew it I was knee deep in ocean!  I figured since I was all wet I may as well take a few long exposures before it was totally dark.  It was fun but none of the images were worth keeping.  It didn't matter.  I had the lilies I came for and I was happy.  

There's something that intrigues me about the lilies in this photo.  Nearly everyone has the same response when I show them this photo.  "Wow! Those don't even look real!!"  Well all of these flowers were very real.  I searched through each and every one for over an hour before planting my tripod in this spot.  The lilies were so fresh and perfect on that day.  But it's been a few weeks since then.  All of the perfect flowers in this image are now more like dried raisins.  It's kind of a weird thought isn't it?  I've often felt that photography is like putting time in a bottle.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Taken on: April 27, 2019

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