Sometimes things in nature take my breath away. This was one of those things—this grand old tree. I like it in black and white because the colors do not distract from the strong branches and its majestic stature. This tree has been around a long time and certainly must have experienced a lot. Because of that I paused in front of it and had to take a picture to remember. I learn things by observing nature. I feel like God teaches me a lot through nature and beauty among many things. I don’t think many people are comfortable with that. I am though. I see God wherever I look, and I try to take note and document as best I can. Some people have been taught to only learn about God from others with “authority” or from someone standing in a pulpit or some chart topper singing a song. All of those people are just people too with just as many hurts, pains and struggles as anyone else. I believe that if I know God’s truths I will recognize them anywhere and everywhere they appear. The opposite is also the case. I notice things that teach me the opposite such as the way our world works today, things people do that don’t line up with what they say or do. Noticing and learning and the wisdom that come from both are gifts I don’t ever want to take for granted, and I don’t ever want to stop sharing what I notice if they just might help someone along the way.