This most remarkable rainbow appeared over La Grande in April. Fortunately I had enough time to drive to Gangloff Park and compose it there.
Rainbow over La Grande
Category Archives: Union County Oregon
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Lane sunset
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Pond Union County
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Lane Union County
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Lane Union County
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Lane Union County
Ladd Marsh Bird Refuge, Peach Lane Union County
Quiet seeking
“What I know of the divine sciences and holy scriptures I learned in woods and fields. I have had no other masters than the beeches and oaks.” St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Sometimes we need to rediscover the basics that the shepherds of the Psalms knew long ago.
The joy that awaits us
“Put Your song on our lips and in our hearts, and remind us of the joy that awaits us when we put our trust in You. Guide us into the light of Your unwavering, never ending, and grace filled love. Amen.”
Taking Time
You have traveled too fast over false ground;
Now your soul has come to take you back.
Take refuge in your senses, open up
To all the small miracles you rushed through.
Become inclined to watch the way of rain
When it falls slow and free.
Imitate the habit of twilight,
Taking time to open the well of color
That fostered the brightness of day.
Draw alongside the silence of stone
Until its calmness can claim you.
JOHN O’DONOHUE
Excerpt from the blessing, ‘For One Who is Exhausted,’ in his books:Benedictus (Europe) / To Bless the Space Between Us
Enjoying winter
After living without a dog for six years, Meg and I recognized it was time to invest love and time in a dog again. So in late August, we bought a mini Aussie shepherd. Leif is a delightful creature, full of love, energy, and intelligence. Winter hiking and snowshoeing with him in the Mt Emily Recreation Area and the Meacham Divide have been filled with his joyful exuberance for snow travel! And many of these times Meg and I enjoyed the added pleasure of having son Michael and his dogs with us.
If the snow is the right temperature and consistency, Leif acquires snow balls on his fur.
A Beauty whose essence is Love
“Nature is the manifestation of the Divine Source. A Beauty whose essence is Love without limit.” Dylan Morrison Irish poet, author
God’s tender mercy
Because of God’s tender mercy,
the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace. Luke 1:78,79
How does “tender mercy” definite my relationship with the Creator of the Universe, and my relationship with His Creation?
Fr Thomas Keating writes this way: “You cannot exaggerate the closeness, the gentleness, the tenderness of God. It is not sentimental. It’s a love that wants to give us the treasure of the divine life–not just becoming better human beings. It is unconditional love pouring itself out. And it has to pour itself out. That is the nature of infinite goodness.”
Troop 514 Veterans’ Day
BSA Troop 514 Scouts enjoyed a sunny, chilly day marching in the parade in La Grande. After the parade they went over to the local Safeway and collected food for agencies that help those in need.
Being exceptional in the ordinary
“It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things for God—but we do not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things of life, ad holy on the ordinary streets, among ordinary people—and this is not learned in five minutes.” Oswald Chambers
