Autumn Celebration

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Reflecting back to summer one final time

Thankful now, fall air has arrived—so fine

 

Enjoying late night, chilly times around the fire pit

Roasting marshmallows, everyone warms and sits

 

A pre-dawn morning welcomes an autumn walk

Bringing opportunities for a brisk God-filled talk

 

Grooming up the yard before winter cold arrives

Raking leaves as long as tired muscles survive

 

Friday nights bring fans to exciting high school football games

Which teams will stand out on their way to victory and fame?

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Observing another magnificent setting sun

Rich hues and shadows generate much fun

 

The sun settles below the horizon, very distant

The harvest moon will soon arrive in an instant

 

Farmers work steady throughout the busy daytime

Harvest will soon finish up, making families feel fine

 

Walking through a peaceful and empty city park

Falling leaves cause trees to look bare and stark

 

Enjoying this most favorite season of the year

Let’s take a road trip, to someplace far or near

 

The calendar fills with festivals and celebrations

Octoberfest and bazaars reach out to a nation

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Fall and Halloween décor showcased on time

Encouraging autumn’s images to further shine

 

Nature prepares for another frigid, winter season

Squirrels and chipmunks stay busy with a reason

 

A camera lens wakes up to spectacular views

Autumn’s pigments captured, brilliant and true

 

Driving down the highway on a sun-filled afternoon

The dazzling show of autumn’s colors will end soon

 

Sorting through mothballed clothing once again

Finding that winter coat—where have you been?

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Season to Season

From Ecclesiastes 3:1:  “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

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Life’s journey moves into another season

Advancing time, with its definite reasons

 

Memories of seasons, they forever last

Recalling God’s creation, from seasons past

 

Life renews each and every spring

Arriving now, robins begin to sing

 

Harsh, dark winter—absent for good

Sending nourishing rains, because God could

 

Spring’s greenery gives way to summer

Seeing color-filled blossoms, never a bummer

 

Gardens filling with color and shapes

Maturing crops, waiting for harvest’s date

 

With summer’s waning days, autumn arrives

Changing colors, bring another fall alive

 

Maples, oaks, and others astound us

Feeling cooler temperatures, without any fuss

 

Autumn exits too soon, winter approaches

Bundling up, frigid cold boldly encroaches

 

Snow deepens from another Arctic blast

Asking, how long will winter last?

 

God guides lives through each season

Bringing hope, never question His reason

 

Eventually, another season arrives once again

Witnessing God’s creation, He decides when

 

Each season fuels life’s humble needs

Living with God, offering glorious deeds

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Big Sky Moments

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Waking up on a cold, frigid, winter morn

Looking like one more day with a storm

Pulling the warm covers over my bare head

Let’s fast forward to a new season instead

 

Always dreaming big at night

Never alone, perfect delight

 

Fast forward to a hot summer day

Sensational, unblemished blue sky

Feeling an urge to jump up, shout and say

Have you ever seen a more beautiful sky?

 

Seeing a Big Montana Sky

Morning sun climbs high

 

Traveling to Montana brings pure pleasures

Experiencing a saddlebag full of treasures

Shining high above, a cloudless view

Bringing a smile to God, always true

 

Always dreaming big at night

Never alone, perfect delight

 

Western hospitality, the Big Sky way

Filled with warmest smiles, no haste

Be certain to come back as we always say

Montana’s Big Sky, the Last Best Place!

 

Seeing a Big Montana Sky

Morning sun climbs high

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Both photographs come from my private collection of images from southwestern Montana.  Some of my readers have probably missed earlier posts about Montana, the Big Sky Country.  Here are links to previously published posts about my native state.  Enjoy!

From a poem, experience a ride on the train in southern Montana:

Become better acquainted with Montana’s largest city:

In poetic form, learn more about some of Montana’s history:

Here is a final poem about Native American history: