Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Rose hips in the snow. The cold has turned the hips a bright red.Reflection in the car windowDuck tracksPheasant tracks (I think)Helleborus FoetidusThe stile before our veggie gardenHellebore buds under the snowDoorway into a snowy worldThe building … [Continue reading]
A mosaic in Ravenna, made of millions of broken tessarae of glass and enamel The principle runs through all life from top to bottom. Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save it. Submit to death, … [Continue reading]
I have heard two remarkable stories of dramatic transformation in the last few months.A friend from a family well-known in Christian leadership and told me how he rebelled in his mid-teens, chain-smoked, lived with a series of women. When he was … [Continue reading]
Our Aylesbury and Indian Runner duck resting in the snow with beaks tucked under the ir wings.A closeupTaking a quick swimand then drying offThe next pictures were taken on Saturday night at about 10pm with snow falling and a flash to create this … [Continue reading]
Image Credit I just love hanging out with You. Nothing much happens, Often, you don’t say very much, I don’t say very much Yet somehow, I am different … [Continue reading]
Here are some photos taken just before snow on Feb 4th. The snow has not harmed these flowers.Helleborus Double QueenHelleborus ArgutifoliusHelleborus (Hybrid)An alpine in our rock gardenA clump of snow dropsNew growth on the hawthorn hedgeA … [Continue reading]
Lewis nature reserve (image credit)Broceliandeby Holly OrdwayThe spiritual world is as real and present at all times as the material world, but at particular times and places we may become more aware of that deeper level of reality. ‘Thin places’ are … [Continue reading]
Image Credit So you are setting out to meet the lion at the head of the waterfall. The waterfall of joy, which satisfies the heart’s desires. The waterfall of delight. The waterfall of refreshment. * * * But the way is long and … [Continue reading]