Navigating Winds Seasons

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Clattering branches

snows lost in thought shifting

blame winds of the soul

I’m waiting for Spring. Wanting another season. Nature says not yet.

You hide, you watch, I see you.

Gary

 But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Jeremiah 12:3a, ESV

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Outdoors Man, Hunter, Fisherman, Guide, Writer / Author, Photographer, Public Speaker, Musician, Song Writer, Story Teller, Follower Of Jesus. Love God and family and total strangers

70 thoughts on “Navigating Winds Seasons”

    1. Thanks Hefners. The tree limbs clapping are out of rhythm in todays stutter step gale force winds. We all get winter seasons of life. Just wanting spring in the weather as well as some pieces of life.

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  3. Great shots, Gary. Thanks. You captured a winter wonderland effect with the blowing snow.

    Soon.

    Thanks to the Lord, resurrection, restoration, renewal, and a new season always arrive. Right on time.

    Blessings

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    1. Thanks Suzette. As you know, it can be a strange journey looking for pictures that can convey at least a piece of the emotion (especially subtly) of one’s words or thoughts behind the words.

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      1. I have dozens of squirrels in my yard so was a bit surprised I didn’t recognize it. By mental default I thought rabbit because of it “hiding” I see rabbits hide in my yard. As Wynne said it is a stunning photo!

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    1. Thankyou Matt. I Believe we have had 130+ days in a row of less than 40 degrees (f). No real warm ups in the 10 day forecast either. I think I can make it to the outdoor picnic table with my snowshoes but the snow is almost table height. That would make quite a picture…eating a hot dog at the table with my snow shoes.

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    1. So true Stephanie. Our family may have lost 4 uncles and aunts by the time snow melts. Each in their own storm, we in theirs to different extents. He does know and understand. I related well deep down to this mornings high winds and clashing branches in the woods, knocking huge piles of snow off from the recent blizzard.

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    1. Wow that’s really cold for down there. We were near zero but will make it into the 20’s for most of the highs next 10 days which is colder than normal even here. you could get some of our snow!!

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    1. Thanks Fred, I’m building a cabin in the woods. This last foot of snow and the cold temps make it hard to put siding on. At least it’s buttoned up and nice inside.
      That’s my excuse for not many pics lately, plus it’s snowshoes only in the woods and I still sink a foot with the Alaskans.

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    1. Thank you Deb.
      Trusting Him is the only safe option. Famous last words sadly are those saying “I got this”. I do get meditative and am mesmerized by the sheer power of these storms. For a very small moment I wondered how many snowflakes fell in my yard and driveway (100 yards long, 2 acres of yard, 14 inches of snow). I wondered how the molecules in the tree fibers were interacting as the winds swayed the tree tops 20 feet back and forth (…in him all things hold together Col 1:17). Just for a moment as my mind stretched and trusted more.

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    1. Beth I often say to my wife in the mornings “looks like Narnia came here again”
      The white breasted nuthatch flared in the wind and came into my camera field as I was doing 5 shot bursts where chickadees were flying by. It caught me by surprise actually.

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  16. So, the Nuthatch was a gift given while pursuing another! Thanks for passing it along! Wikipedia says it takes 10 quintillion water molecules to make up the average snowflake. He truly does cause all things to hold together. Your posts are always uplifting, Gary!

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    1. Wow Jon, I have a new respect for the wonders of snowflakes. And, if we could ever make a plane that could maneuver like a bird, including take off and landing, most of us would not ride in the nuthatch (name of plane). Maybe ride in the crow? Hummingbird?? no.

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    1. Thank You Nancy. I do however have this love hate relationship with photographing in the storms. Sometimes the camera equipment goes on strike till it’s warm and dry.

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    1. I’m quite sure you are right. The animals and birds have been busy rushing spring. Instead it just snows again and get’s cold. Some years our lakes are unsafe this time of year, Big trucks are safe out there right now.

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    2. I think we had a strange winter. December was the coldest and snowed a lot. January and February were always below average on temps but didn’t get real cold or ever have a thaw. Both unusual as we are used to huge swings in weather. march decided to be much colder and lots of snow storms came with many more predicted. it’s snowing now. we may beat the all time record for the most days below 40 (f) or 4 (c), about 140 days so far. Fish and animal winter kill will be high. We have good insulated homes and lots of warm clothes so humans (not the homeless) are fine.

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    3. California is getting all your rain. When I was a kid Sweden got our snow. We had none and they had 100 extra inches. These things have always been according to my grandfather and my father. During the hot dry years after the great depression, my grandfather mowed huge sections of swamp that had dried up for hay. Normally waist deep water, They became meadows. This is nonscientific stuff but better than woke theology (my personal observances only)

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    1. Thanks Jim. Winter is the hardest to photograph. I’m learning to keep the camera warm, adjust the light sensors, carry extra batteries and lens cleaning cloths when snowing. Winter makes me look bad sometimes. I suppose real life makes the best of theologians and preachers understand how much they don’t know as well.

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    1. No problem Cindy. Use away. Keep in mind that the pictures on my blogs are about 1000 x 600 in size so they are dummied down to about 1/5 the pixels compared to most photos on Unsplash. The larger size allows for cropping (like only my squirrel head which isn’t cropped much as I was close) and blowing up much bigger without getting grainy.
      I’ll stay warm but it will get below zero again here in another day.

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  23. Nature doesn’t listen to us too well does it? But if we embrace it we’ll hear and see God’s handprints all over it… I know I’ve really been looking forward to warmer weather, but instead we’ve had some cold days here in Nebraska. But its brought lots of Blue Jays and Cardinals to my yard, something we only see this time of year. So I must choose to enjoy it for the little blessings such as these.
    Beautiful photos, Gary!

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    1. So true. nature does not march to our drum beat at all. I saw a raccoon yesterday and heard new bird sounds, so even though it’s cold the animals are waking up and the swans have arrived to 30″ of ice on the lakes. Even the deer are changing eating habits in the deep snow up to their bellies as the sun can melt away snow around the base of the tree exposing a little dried grass. Maybe they know something the weather people do not.

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      1. Goodness, you have a wonderful blessing of animals in your neighborhood!! I could see you writing a children’s book, sharing a story of your nature experiences coupled with your creative photography!

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    1. I heard parts of Texas were chilled. We will get another 6″ of snow this evening but it’s a heavier snow, meaning it’s snowing when it’s in the 20’s and low 30’s. Spring is around the corner, maybe mid April it will hit 40’s?? (T-shirt weather). When spring is late here it’s often a sling shot effect. Anything above zero is warm I’m thinking, so we are good.

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