April is Here...

An April Day

"...The softly-warbled song

Comes from the pleasant woods, and colored wings

Glance quick in the bright sun, that moves along

The forest openings.

When the bright sunset fills

The silver woods with light, the green slope throws

Its shadows in the hollows of the hills,

And wide the upland glows.

And when the eve is born,

In the blue lake the sky, o'er-reaching far,

Is hollowed out, and the moon dips her horn,

And twinkles many a star.

Inverted in the tide,

Stand the gray rocks, and trembling shadows throw,

And the fair trees look over, side by side,

And see themselves below.

Sweet April!--many a thought

Is wedded unto thee, as hearts are wed;

Nor shall they fail, till, to its autumn brought,

Life's golden fruit is shed."

-- Henry W. Longfellow

Even dandelion leaves have a neat look if you get close enough!

A quiet spot in the guest house.

In San Antonio, Beth has hummingbirds coming in the windows to drink from these! :)

We must lure them with sugar water

This little guy likes to sit on the telephone pole wires and "scope out" the land before zipping in to drink! :)

We do have some hills where we live!

On Which he catches himself being photographed ;)

Stephen!

Sunset

Lawnmower Art

Art of some kind... ;)

Shifting Help

The below quote is what I'd like to use as a commentary on this painting:

This is the definition of what clothes should be -- an enhancing frame which draws the viewer's attention, not to themselves, but to the wearer's countenance, to the light of Christ in our eyes.

Any comments/thoughts to add?