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O Holy Night

O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining

‘Til He appears and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees; O hear the angels voices
O night divine; O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Have a very merry Christmas, everyone!

All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heaven’s Sunshine
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12/24/2023
Go the Distance

Making an effort to go the distance from here to there and the place where I stop is rarely planned.

RItchie Nature Preserve

The people I meet along the way and the things I see and learn from is the thrust that keeps me moving forward one step at a time.

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Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Colors of Brown or Black

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12/22/2023
Pretty in White

With just a light dusting of snow along trails, I thought I’d take a look back at spring flowers that are pretty in white.

What are things looking like where your live? What is pretty in white in your part of the world?

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – White

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12/20/2023
Children of the World

Featured at the Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park are Kirk Newman’s Children of the World sculptures. A wonderful variety of sculptures are everywhere, starting from the parking lot and throughout the garden.

Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan has things for children to adults to enjoy all year round. My favorite time to visit is from March to April for the annual Butterflies Are Blooming exhibit.

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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Teal Color

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12/18/2023
The Abbey

Indiana is known for growing corn. We are surrounded by acres of corn and soybean fields. Sitting in the middle of what used to be a cornfield sits an entrance to the Abbey at Hamstra Gardens.

One family has transformed over six acres of land in Wheatfield, Indiana into the beautiful Hamstra Gardens. With several different areas that include a pond, a Japanese Garden, and a replica of a wall of London’s Abbey, Hamstra Gardens is a lovely place for a leisurely stroll.

All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heaven’s Sunshine
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One Word Sunday – Maximalism

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12/17/2023
I Can’t, Can You?

Try it! Look at the blossom of a floating lily pad and try not to smile. I can’t, can you?

A pretty flower always catches my attention and I can’t help clicking a picture to look at again and again. This lily pad was showing off its beauty at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

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Flower of the Day

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12/15/2023
On the Horizon

A calm Lake Michigan touches the blue sky on the horizon at West Beach – Indiana Dunes National Park.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Blue

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12/14/2023
Enchanting Light

Sunrises are magical and fill the horizon with enchanting light.

On some mornings, the light is soft and muted. On other days, the sunrise bursts brightly without any hesitation at all.

All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heaven’s Sunshine
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Lens-Artists Challenge #279 – Magical

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12/13/2023
Look Back at Summer

A look back at summer sunflowers.

Bringing the color of sunshine to a December day with views from the back and front of sunflowers.

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Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Back
Flower of the Day

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12/12/2023
What is the difference?

A stroll. . . a walk. . . a hike. . . What is the difference?

I have always felt that if a physical activity must be done, there must be some enjoyment in it for it to endure over time. For me, that pleasure comes from hiking and photography documents my adventures from landscapes to speckled fawns and butterflies.

As I was looking through photos taken while hiking, my questioning mind wondered it there’s a distinction between a stroll, a walk, and a hike. What are your thoughts?

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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Speckled

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12/11/2023
Alone and Exposed

Standing out, alone and exposed in the stillness of the water.

Spotted this lone lily pad seed pod at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

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One Word Sunday – Minimal

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12/10/2023
Hand Over the Chocolate

The question was asked, “What could you do less of?” My first thought was gloomily, eating chocolate. That thought was immediately followed by, why would I deprive myself of such deliciousness? The silly question was the only temptation I needed to start baking. So HAND OVER THE CHOCOLATE and let’s make some Double Chocolate Muffins!

Baking is something I’ve enjoyed doing since I was very young. Photography, on the other hand, became an interest a lot more recently. These are two hobbies that I don’t usually combine but a cold, wet, and windy Friday and a longing for chocolate seemed a perfect time to enjoy both.

Anyone want to join me in my transgression of eating way too much chocolate? Are you up for some fresh and warm muffins with chocolate dripping down the chin after each bite?

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Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Transgression

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12/09/2023
Shades of Yellow

Looking back on some summery shades of yellow is sometimes needed to bring brightness to a cold day of gray skies. Do you feel the warmth?

“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot,
others transform a yellow spot into the sun.”

– Pablo Picasso

The Yellows of Autumn bring beauty and brightness as well. Do you have a preference between summer or autumn? Curious minds want to know.

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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Yellow

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12/08/2023
Nature Thrives Indoors

Christmas red is popping up everywhere, even in the desert garden at Chicago’s Garfield Conservatory where the exquisiteness of nature thrives indoors. Free and open to the public year round, Garfield Conservatory offers warmth and beauty any time of the year.

My last time there, I came across the tiny red blossoms of a Crown of Thorns shrub (below). Garfield Conservatory is one of my favorite places for a casual stroll in the windy city of Chicago.

Garfield Conservatory

What about you? Where is your favorite garden or conservatory?

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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Macro

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12/07/2023
Autumn Blends Into Winter

As autumn blends into winter, there’s a sense of nature curling up and falling asleep.

Trees are mostly bare and before long, the Great Marsh at the Indiana Dunes National Park will be frozen solid with Lake Michigan not far behind. For now, I plan to enjoy as many days with blue skies as possible.

Just wondering, are you heading into winter or summer in your part of the world?

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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Asleep

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12/06/2023

Heaven’s Sunshine – Capturing the beauty of God’s creation through the lens of a camera.

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