During our recent car trip to Edwards, CO, we were entertained by the beauty of the landscape and its constant changes from wheatfield to mountain, to prairie, mesa, plateau, (know the difference between a mesa and a plateau?..... car trips must be wonderful adventures for home schooling teachers and their students) valley, gorge, canyon, ravines…(more learning fodder) forests and low desert-like prairie, tall barren mountains still containing a touch of snow, rocks piled on rocks, probably there for centuries, looking as though waiting for something or someone to tip them over - the words majestic and awesome came to mind easily.

BUT, reading today’s post from Lucy at http://diamondsintheskywithlucy.blogspot.com I was reminded of a rare treat we experienced while viewing the terrain of the Betty Ford Botanical Gardens in Vail, CO - the teeny hummingbird who flitted at our knees for just a moment (complete with hum) there we were, three adults totally wide-eyed, open-mouthed and awestruck to be so close to such a tiny, flitting creature.

Thanks to Lucy, for sharing her own hummingbird joy, experience and research with me today and reminding me of God’s ever-present, ever-changing, ever-surprising gifts of creation!