Life Below DingleBurn: Things Pictorial

Monday, July 27, 2009

Things Pictorial

Proving that I can in fact keep my word to my handful of readers, I have hunted up the promised pictures and post them here with (hopefully) brief descriptions.This is the happy couple cutting their delicious cheesecake. Just imagine trying to feed that gooey mess to each other...

Then we have the bouquet (mine in this case, though Carriann's was exactly the same only bigger and with dangling black and white ribbons) in a semi-lovely composition.

Next is the common boutonniere-- one white orchid on an unnamed houseplant leaf.

Going back two days we have the Boulder Tea House, an East Indian affair with high ceilings, carved pillars, and stunning artwork that would not photograph well at all. Blegkth.

Finally there is the rock I bought at Pirate Daze called Crazy Lace.

I have no idea what sort of rock it is, but it looks like frost patterns and a slice of cave and a little petrified wood and all sorts of wonderful things. There are a myriad of colors in it, and I keep it as a reminder that only God is in on the secret of what hides inside rocks and only He can reveal their treasures. And the same is true for people.

I shall elaborate on paintings and prayer later.

1 comment:

Mama Griffith, said...: nice to have you blog twice in a month...keep it up; July 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM

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