Lightkeeper's Journal

The Master Artist

Sunset Photography and Poem by Norma Beaird

Moon Collage Photography by Curtis and Norma Beaird

 

Psalm 113:3

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same

the LORD'S name is to be praised.

 

Psalms 89:37

It shall be established for ever as the moon,

and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.

 

The Master Artist

Every day, God creates beautiful artwork in the sky for His creation.

Whether it's a golden yellow sunrise or a fiery orange sunset, 

or a baby blue sky painted with white cotton clouds,

or a cold and gray morning blanketed in a misty dense fog,

each day brings a spectacular canvas created by the Master Artist.

 

Every evening, God gives us a sparkling view of His night sky of wonder.

Whether it's a Waning Crescent Moon, the lunar smile of light,

or a Waxing Gibbous promise of bigger moons to come,

or the shining Full Moon beacon in its lovely shades of glory,

each evening brings an ever-changing canvas created by the Master Artist.

 

All scriptures are King James Version. 

 

 

 

Copyright 2023, Curtis and Norma Beaird.  All rights reserved.

 

Sunset in Rural Georgia

 

Photography by Norma Beaird

 

Before a late afternoon in rural Georgia turns into twilight darkness, the sunset transitions from glowing yellow to vivid gold, and then to a mesmerizing salmon pink mixed with periwinkle blue. And, right before the sun actually sets into the horizon, the sky will sometimes flood with a warmly infused tomato red; that, in the moment, seems to resemble a sky on fire with burning embers. If you can find a scraggly old tree over a desolate piece of land, you can create a rather apocalyptic-looking photo......or, you can try to convince people that you're on an African Safari and the lion just fell asleep.

 

The Tokens  

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"

 

 

 

Copyright 2016, Curtis and Norma Beaird.  All rights reserved.  

 

God's Canvas in the Sky

  

Beautiful cloud formation above a rural Georgia cotton field

 

Photography by Curtis and Norma Beaird

 

Both of these pictures were taken on the same day.  It's amazing how the sky transforms from one minute or one hour to the next.  Every day that we wake up to experience another day of God's grace, we have the opportunity to encounter artwork on a grand scale.  

It's not in the Metropolitan Museum or Art or at the local art gallery in your city or town.  It's doesn't require the price of admission to enjoy the viewing.  

With much gratitude, I have named this celestial wonder.....

God's Canvas in the Sky

A lovely and most unusual sunset

 

 

Copyright 2014, Curtis and Norma Beaird.  All rights reserved.