Noticing the simple and the small

My gift is seeing beauty in simple things, and this is particularly easy during the spring. Beeing reminded of the victory of life everytime I go outside is awesome.

This afternoon I walked along the river with the baby sleeping in the stroller. I had our camera with me, since I had to take some photos for my project in Geography. I also photographed other things that catched my eye. I hope they can make you smile as well.

 Terns fishing. When I came home and looked at the photos I´d taken, I noticed that the left one actually has a fish in its beak!

 The magpie is such a common bird that we hardly notice it. But if you happen to see it from the right angle in the sunlight, you will see that it's feathers shimmer like emerald and ruby.

I managed to photograph he common goldeneye, eventhough he was busy diving for something to eat. It's hard to tell from this picture, but he actually has bright, yellow eyes.

 It's still kind of gray outside, but it is just a matter of days before nature bursts with color.

My favourite, the pheasant.

I also had a song playing in my head as I strolled along. It is a song that we sang in the children's choir when I was little, and today I was reminded of it. It is about walking "close to the ground" so that you can see all the wonders of God, and at the same time a prayer for the future, that we would never grow up to be so big that we can't see the small ones. Even if it's a children's song, I think the message is relevant. 

I never want to become that busy or stressed or self-absorbed that I don't notice the leaf buds in the spring or the majestic pheasant, or even worse, the worry in my friends eyes, because then I know I've lost a huge part of who I am.