Nature Art--40

Tulips aren't blooming yet this year, in this area, but some early ones will be before too long!

Quotation--3

"Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established."  Proverbs 4:26  

This verse is taken from the King James Version of the Bible.  

Nature Art--39

These are some early spring branches.

Quotation--2

"One who is quick-tempered acts foolishly...."  Proverbs 14:17

"Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention." Proverbs 15:18  

A few more quotations from the book of Proverbs in the Bible, taken from the New Revised Standard Version.  [See the notice of copyright below.]

So, the Bible says that people who speak and act angrily--without thinking--will do foolish things and will create more problems than they started with....  But if a person can remain calm within a conflict, they'll help to resolve the issues....

When someone is under a lot of pressure, it's harder to stay calm.  And I've unfortunately learned the hard way that losing your temper really doesn't help!

In a tense situation when one or both parties are close to blowing up, it can be helpful to walk away and cool off for a little while.  Before you do, you can tell the other person that you [or they] need some time and you'll talk again later....

Nature Art--38

These are some photos from around this time of year along Highway 35, in the "cottage country" area....  It's what I call the northern part of southern Ontario....

Notice of Copyright

"All scripture quotations unless noted otherwise are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.  Used by permission.  All rights reserved."

This is a notice which I'm required to display in order to use some quotations from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible....  Some quotations will be following...and some will perhaps be used later in this blog....

Nature Art--37

The crocus is one of the first bulbs and flowers that comes out in the spring, in this area. These photos were taken in a previous year but I happened to see some crocuses blooming outside yesterday!