Thursday, December 30, 2010

Simple Silence ~




 The frost performs its secret ministry
unhelped by any wind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
 
 

34 comments:

Mari said...

So beautiful!

Brian's Home Blog said...

Silence can be a beautiful thing!

Louise Gallagher said...

I hope you never get tired of hearing this, because I can't stop repeating it...

You are amazing!

Kelly Sauer said...

oh so lovely...

suzanna said...

that quote is so true. it snowed here (on Christmas!) and nothing shows me God's power more than a beautiful snow. thank you for sharing.

xoxo

Kass said...

Secret ministry. I love that.

Beautiful shots.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

wow on the two teeny weeny pine cones, that is really special.

Anonymous said...

I bet it is a beautiful silence up where you are. Here we rainy, and the boys just ran upstairs to say the roof is leaking downstairs -huh?? I think I'd prefer the frost right now :P

ju-north said...

Beautiful! Silence is silver!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Beautiful images of God's artistry.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Wonderful pictures, you seem to always find such tiny simple things and then you elevate them. That looks a lot like frozen fog to me.

Anonymous said...

ahhhh...sighhhh

Unknown said...

!!!! I just uploaded all my similar pics from this morning.

I love that we are connected like this/that.

Steve Gravano said...

What an excellent series! They are all beautiful.

JofIndia said...

"Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother.."

Linda said...

To think that there is ministry in even the seemingly ordinary things of life.
The pictures are stunning Susan and the though so encouraging to me.

Maureen said...

I especially like that third image. And the words: they're marvelous.

Lyla Lindquist said...

Buried here in a So Dak blizzard, these images remind me that the storm is part of something very, very beautiful.

Sondra said...

Stunning.......wonderful.

Beth said...

So delicate. In the last picture, the icy snow looks like tiny, very fine feathers. Breathtakingly beautiful.

Rick said...

Getting caught up again after being away for Christmas. Beautiful photos Susan, and your posts are always so fitting ! I've enjoyed visiting here throughout the year and hope to continue in 2011. Thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog also.

I hope you have a blessed New Year !

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year

Tracy said...

I draw my sweater closer around me, for I can almost feel the COLD through the photos... and yet I don't mind for I am in wonderment...*sigh*... Can almost reach out & tough those heavy ice crystals in the last photo--beautiful, Susan! Wishing you & yours much PEACE, LOVE & JOY in 2011! ((HUGS))

Anonymous said...

The pictures are beautiful Susan but when I read the words, 'unhelped by any wind', I thought about how fragile those frost crystals truly are - kind of like us, don't you think?
Andie

Anonymous said...

The frost does indeed make for beautiful photos! Keep warm! xo Catherine

Mommy Emily said...

its simple ministry...

how do you do it
every time?

your posts minister so, to my soul.

Sandy K. said...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. It's always a reflective time for me, and your photographs and message match today's mood exactly. Thank you for your well wishes on my own blog - my life is a bit twisty-turny right now and I'm anxious to straighten it a bit with the new year beginning. I appreciate your gentle nature and encouraging messages. Thank you.

Jewels said...

Happy New Year Susan! Today is 52 degrees and raining in Michigan - very unusual for this time of year! I think I like it - though the snow is certainly beautiful!

Dawning Inspiration said...

Gorgeous images - love your header...Happy New Year Susan!

Janis Van Keuren said...

Gorgeous winter photos! Such detail! My eyes must get sharper!

Bundle up for the next storm.

Blessings to you as well in 2011.

Janis

Jennifer Richardson said...

So so chilly!
I love your eyes for beauty.
Have been so blessed by them
and your generous heart
to share.
Thanks and shiny new year
to you and yours:)
-Jennifer

Vicky said...

Dripping with frosty delight! Your world so eerily similar to my own, and yet I find unique beauty in your offerings. New Year's blessings to you!

Sandra Heska King said...

Frosted wonders.

True beauty.

allisondegeorge said...

beautiful
I wish we'd get a smidge of snow here to make it frosty pretty!
thank you for always leaving me such encouraging comments
you truly are kind

I have had such little time to blog
to write to edit to even see the beauty...