Picture of the day - April 27, 2007

Pine Needles Dripping After A Spring Rain

The proverbial "April showers" have been few and far between this year here in southwestern Virginia, but we received several of them late yesterday afternoon and last night. As I was taking Houdini for his morning walk, we took our usual "path" beneath the branches of the large white pines that line our yard. Tiny droplets of water were hanging from the tips of the pine needles, creating a beautiful scene that reminded me somewhat of those "fiber optic" Christmas trees that are so popular these days. After our walk was over, I decided to go back outside and attempt to capture the beauty of those raindrops with my camera. I'm happy with the resulting image, but the real thing looked so much better. Oh well, perhaps as my photography skills improve I'll be able to do a better job at capturing the amazing images of God's spectacular creations. I just love walking around outside on a warm spring morning while the trees and flowers are dripping wet from a refreshing rain. April is a month of renewal here in the northern hemisphere, with trees and flowers bursting back into life after a long, cold winter. And it's the Lord's gift of these wonderful April showers that makes it all possible.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!            Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"