Gods Covenant with the Earth. “I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.” Spruce Knob WV Mountains Rainbow.

We saw this old country barn in the mountains of West Virginia after hiking for a few days in a snow storm. I did not really feel like stopping for another picture but I am glad I did. Folks in the Mountains of West Virginia can be pretty firm in their candidates for office. Especially when it comes to coal. If you want to be a politician in WV you better like coal.

Walking in sunlight all of my journey, Over the mountains, through the deep vale; Jesus has said, I’ll never forsake thee Promise divine that never can fail.

Heavenly Sunlight in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

I found this giant Jack o Lantern mushroom at the base of this large oak tree. This mushroom is literally 15 inches across and theoretically will glow in the dark somewhat once the sun sets. The scientific name is Omphalotus olearius and the unique property of glowing in the dark is called bioluminescence. Similar to the ability that a firefly has to glow at night.

This little fly was maybe 1/5 inch long and landed on this flower pistol. I positioned my tripod in an attempt to capture it with a macro lens and my efforts paid off. If you look closely you can see the individual eye lenses on this hover fly’s eyes. Seems pretty surreal to me, it looks as if it praying with its hands. Hope you like it.

A small summer flower macro photo cropped to show the greater detail of the flower, isolating the flower with extreme bokeh. Even the slightest amount of wind would cause this little flower to move so I used a stick to prop against the stem to hold it still. I like to get the most detail possible in the full size image.

I love to take the time to simply watch a honey bee work. They stay ever so busy and it reminds me of the scripture regarding the ant. The Bible tells us to consider her ways and be wise. I think this bee is wise because it is preparing.

2 Chronicles 4:21
The flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold

Sunburst Summer Flower. A wonderfully colored flower looks like a burst from the summer sun. Orange, Red and Yellow colors abound from this magnificent specimen of the Lord’s Handywork.

A large bumble bee gathering the abundant nectar from a summer clover flower. In the background a small blue field flower brightens the aspect of this picture.