One Word Photo Challenge: Brown (The End of the Road)

I love all things interesting and unusual. This tree caught my eye on a summer camping trip to Burlingame State Park. I’ve never seen a tree grow over a sign like this before. What a peaceful place on the campground. Nature envelops every trace of humanity. Even the sign bows to the beauty of creation.

and another sight that caught my eye…

I passed this man carrying his cross down the highway by the shore. When we passed him a second time, I stopped and asked to take his picture. I got the message loud and clear without him saying a word. His cross was a gentle reminder and he wasn’t at all preachy. There’s nothing I detest more than hypocrisy, and nothing I value more than sincerity.

That reminds me, Easter is just around the corner. Yay Spring! I drank my coffee outside on the porch swing this morning for the first time this year. What a beautiful day. No matter what your beliefs, there is always something to be grateful for…

God, give me grace to accept with serenity

the things that cannot be changed,

Courage to change the things

which should be changed,

and the Wisdom to distinguish

the one from the other.

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time,

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,
…
Trusting that You will make all things right,

If I surrender to Your will,

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,

And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.

-Reinhold Niebuhr-