White Piano

' Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. [Mt 6:26] The birds are the saints, who fly to heaven on the wings of contemplation, who are so removed from the world that they have no business on earth. They do not labour, but by contemplation alone they already live in heaven.' St. Anthony of Padua 'Shall we all be saved? Shall we go to Heaven? Alas, my children, we do not know at all! But I tremble when I see so many souls lost these days. See, they fall into Hell as leaves fall from the trees at the approach of winter.' St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars 'Yesterday, our old St. Francis of Assisi was more poetical than ever, in the midst of his tears and of his bursts of love. Speaking of the soul of man, which ought to aspire to God alone, he cried out, "Does the fish seek the trees and the fields? No; it darts throu

Here are two photos of the moon from a few days apart. One is a daytime photo, with just a little processing, the other is a stacked series of shots for detail during the night of the full "supermoon". I am still testing the Tamron 100-400mm on my camera, there are times when autofocus is fine, times when it is not, still working out the details of how to best work with it. Very busy here with a relative visiting. A storm might be due at the end of the week, should stock up and prepare too. Reflections. .. 'How beautiful to look upon is the starry firmament! Yet it is only the portal of the blessed country where I hope to go one day.' St. Paul of the Cross 'Prayer without fervor has not sufficient strength to rise to heaven.' St. Bernard of Clairvaux 'He who beholds Heaven with a pure eye, sees better the darkness of earth; for, although the latter seems to have some brilliancy, it disappears before the splendor of the heav