Take Off

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I was right behind him when he took off. I think he may have lost his head when I got so close.

Goose in Green and Gold

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This goose is heading out over the lake with a green and gold background. 

Going for the Gold

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Two geese go for the gold.

Racing?

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Are they racing or just having some fun? You be the judge. You might say that they are neck and neck into the home stretch.

Big Blue Hightails It

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Yes, sometimes even the Herron likes to get out of town for the holidays. This Big Blue had enough and hightailed it out of town leaving me and my camera in the dust.

Winter Morning on Lake

This is an early winter morning on the Lake in black and white. 

Clouds

Rain. Yes, it has been raining over Leggett Lake. My friends the geese don't seem to mind. They find shelter for the hard storms. A more gentle rain is fine with them. The clouds bring an opportunity for a lovely sunset.

Somehow clouds enhance sunsets. I wonder in eternity if we will look back and find that the personal clouds that appear to have infested our life are in reality opportunities for glorious sunsets in which our response to suffering will appear through the hand of God as great beauty in an eternal sky of time. Somehow that is the message that we find in many faiths, especially in Christianity.

Suffering people, a suffering nation, suffering individuals, all whose lives are in "mid-book" with the conclusion not yet being written but with a end result that is determined by grace and seen by us only with the eyes of faith.

Geese in Purple

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Geese in Grape! I wish I had not drunk the whole bottle; but when I did, this is what I saw! 

Geese in Purple 1

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Four geese and their reflections.  

The Lone Goose

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Geese generally move in flocks. This lone goose was a little late and is moving rapidly to catch up with the flock. 

Geese in Motion

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This is an action shot of the geese as they take off in the early evening. 

Geese in the Evening

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Geese take off in evening. Their motion and grace speak eloquently in the early evening. 

Heron in Snow

A Heron in the snow. 

Cardinal

A Cardinal in the Snow. A little bit of color in a snowy background.  

Snow

Snow is somewhat like grace and love. Grace is unmerited favor. We did not ask for snow or deserve it. We got the snow as a gift from God. For years I lived in a part of our country that had only two seasons. Here there are four and I am thankful for all four.

Love covers a multitude of sins, according to Scripture. So does snow. Areas that are not pretty and are muddy are suddenly covered with the pure whiteness of snow. That is how love and grace work. We do not deserve its covering; however through the love and grace of God, our sins are suddenly white as snow. Just as the blood of the sacrificial lamb covered the Ark of the Covenant, the love and grace of God covers us. 

The Road

This road fascinates me. Where does it go? It goes nowhere-well almost nowhere. It is important to those who live on it. It is mysterious and has curves. I love this road. It is like life. Life should not always be autobahns and expressways leading directly to the goal. Sometimes we need to go down mysterious, curvy roads that seem to go no where. Even Scripture seems to say that salvation is by the narrow path but the ways of destruction are broad. This is a narrow path. Maybe it will lead to a wonderful destination. Perhaps the journey is the end of the road. So look at the road and consider what roads you will take. Consider the possibility of taking a narrow, rural road.

Sunset in Ozarklandia

After a hard day hunting for bugs and laying around the lake, it is time to leave the office. As the geese head off, so do cars containing office workers who never the see the similarity.

The only problem with being a goose is that you can not ride a Harley!

HarleyDad 

Take Off over Snow

One of the miracles of God's creation is the webbed feet of the goose. These feet are good for water landings, paddling, walking on snow and even landing on ice. This picture is one of my fine feathered friends taking all from the snow. It didn't take much. Just a few flaps and he was in the air. I stand in awe. The goose can do what I can not attempt. And the goose does it so much better than we can do it with our finest technology. What a miracle in the snow! 

Heading Out

Each evening the geese head out to a new body of water to spend the night. They begin by taking off and flying low over the pond where they spend their day when dusk finally falls. Then they head high to the place where they will spend the night. They must know that neither predators nor camera will be able to take their pictures on lift off.  

Christmas in Ozarklandia

Court House in Carthage, Missouri all lit up for Christmas