Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, United States) on 20 November 2007 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.
This being Thanksgiving Week in the USA, as promised, here is a little bit of the kapok tree in our yard as she blooms. It's an amazing sight to see such a large tree in full flower.
I am thankful to God today for the beauty of creation... "For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, Lord of all to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise."
Please pray for Bella.
Bella Update: 07/23/08. Wednesday. Another good Bella morning, she is in good spirits, even with they mysterious disappearance of our normally numerous and active neighborhood squirrel population. Maybe "Sheriff Bella" has cleaned out Dodge and sent all those tree-climbing hoodlums packing. Heh.
Bella and I appreciate each of you for caring and praying. Please understand this miracle being prayed for, because although it is day by day, it also may take a bit of time for completion: Bella's battle for life, wellness, and a healed heart isn't a sprint but a long-distance run.
What we have right now are daily blessings: I am prayerfully thankful that her good days may be God's bit by bit miracle that is slowly unfolding.
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Nice !
20 Nov 2007 12:04am
@Me 2: Thank yew.
Nice shot.
20 Nov 2007 12:21am
@Stunner: Thanks!
What a beautiful colour VF. It must be quite an awesome sight! God in His majesty really never ceases to amaze me with the beauty He has surrounded us with!
20 Nov 2007 1:27am
@Mandy: I feel pretty much the same way as you. Creation, in its natural state, is awesome.
Wow, so beautiful, look at that Fuschia-colour, exquisite VF!
20 Nov 2007 5:22am
@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine; this is just a small branch from the whole tree and it is not close to the ground; the whole thing blooming is about the size of an average maple, every branch and bough covered with these fuscia flowers.
Nice to see such a beautiful tree on a gray, overcast day with the temperature hovering around the freezing point as we have here today. Rain is forecast for pretty much all day, so your posting gives me the color I need today, thanks!
20 Nov 2007 6:55am
@Wolfgang Prigge: Wow, what a forecast. I'm glad to be able to have provided a bit of color and brightness for your otherwise icy day.
Nice color!
20 Nov 2007 8:03am
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thank you, Miss Eleftheria.
We certainly do have a lot to be thankful for VF. This is a georgous flower and amazing that it flowers on such a large tree, I bet it is a marvelous sight too!
20 Nov 2007 10:40am
@MaryB: What's really cool is that counting our lot and that of our next-door neighbor, there are at least six of these big trees, all blooming at once. And they range from fuscia to light pink in color variations, tree to tree. Talk about a beautiful sight. And there is a very sweet scent to them that you notice primarily at night.
Great colors indeed.
20 Nov 2007 11:30am
@Reza: Thank you Reza.
There's that purple again! LOL Very lovely shot VF!! Something worth being thankful indeed.. ;-)
20 Nov 2007 3:22pm
@amy: Well, what can you say... purple is everywhere. Ha-ha! Thanks amy.
I agree with Amy. This is really very lovely. The DOF and composition here are nothing less than fantastic. And your narrative and verse from this beautiful hymn so aptly remind us of the wonder of creation for which, daily, there is indeed so much to be thankful to God for. Truly beautiful, dear VF!!
20 Nov 2007 6:50pm
@Rebecca: You are such a great encourager Rebecca. Thank you for visiting and commenting so faithfully almost every day. My own patterns of commenting and visiting and replying have been kind of "off" lately because I've been busy/stressed, and have been feeling kind of under the weather and tired, with a cold or virus or something. Blessings to you today.
it's beautiful
21 Nov 2007 7:07am
Oh my.. that must be an amazing sight to see the whole tree covered in these flowers. Thank You for posting this photo VF. :)
22 Nov 2007 4:12am
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