Julie

Happy birthday to you. 

Happy birthday to you. 

Happy birthday dear Julie. 

Happy birthday to you!

D-O-N-E

Eight years 

Fifteen semesters

Forty-three classes

One hundred thirty-two credits

I am DONE taking classes!

...now for student teaching

Abstract snow

When the first snowflakes appear in the air, I am ready to grab my camera. As the snow continues for days and weeks and months, the novelty wears off and I'm not always so willing to don on jackets and boots and trudge out in the snow for another picture of the frosted pine tree. I just scrolled through last year's winter photos--in December I saved one hundred snow photos, in January forty-eight, in February nineteen, in March three. It's not that we had twice as much snow in December as in January. But there's only so much snow that one wants to photograph. 

It's only December, and I'm not tired of snow pictures yet. But I did want to find a subject beyond the frosted pine tree. Thus the abstract shots. 

Blue

Blue-eyed Betsy

Friendship flowers

As a token of their friendship, Pastor and Sister Potteiger presented each of us with a flower yesterday morning. Brother Potteiger carried the vase of white, red and dark red carnations and his wife followed with a stack of paper towels. December completes the third year of the Potteigers' ministry in Michigan. 

 

Taste

and see that the LORD is good

Psalm 34:8 NIV

Free manure

The sign says, "FREE MANURE"