up close and personel

Penny for your thoughts

I love this photo. It's all about the expression. I love the eyes. So serious and searching. I watch and wonder what he is thinking. Monkeys are highly intelegent and family oriented. No we did not evolve from apes! God created the Heavens and the earth and everything that is or ever was, including dinosaurs was created by him. I love all of creation, and I love the creator.....God.
If you decide to follow my photo blogs yes they will almost always make reference to God. I choose to use this as one more method of sharing my faith and hoping some will be blessed and inspired.
At the very least, my family and grandchildren have this from me.

God's Speed ~ Pattidawn

Treats

While we were at the park this partuclar larger male stayed very close while the others came and went, but he stayed. I took so many photo's of him and he just obligued. But he had a motive...he knew we had food and if he was patient enough he would find an opportunity and seize it. It took about an hour but his pateince paid off. After the food they brought out this snack. I didnt see how he got it but heard an outburst of laughter! He did run in and grabbed somebody's treat they sat down for just a second. Thats all it took.
He deserved it. He was patient and it paid off so I say hats off to you my friendly primate....enjoy!

Monkey see

I love India! I'm American born and raised and was 45 years old when I traveled outside United Sates for the first time. In the year 2000 I felt "The Call." Not the call of the wild but the call as a missionary to India.
I first went to India, alone in 2000. I returned again in 2007 and most recently January 25-March 2 2010.
I love the work of the Gospel. I love people, music, nature and I love photography. This was a fun memory for me. It was my last week there and I was asked to join a group of seniors on a field trip to a park and speak a little and sing a little. I play 12 string guitar and always have it with me when I travel.
I chose Jeremiah 29:11-13 for inpiration. We all have our own plans of our future, what we think we will do; what we will become, our hopes and dreams of what our life will be like. But God has a plan for our future too. "For I know the plans that I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not for calamity; to give you a future and a hope. And you shall call on me, and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. And you shall seek me, and I shall be found by you when you search for me with all your heart." I talked about God's plan for their future and it is good.
Then I sang a song I'd written in Telugu and we all sang "He's Got The Whole World In His Hands." There's such a joy in music and singing together that makes people bond. Music is a universal language. I feel the same way about photography. Afterwards when they broke for lunch I grabbed a snack and my camera and off I went! There were wild monkeys everywhere and I happen to adore monkeys. I saw this youngster pick up a plastic glass. I pointed my camera and just then he stuck his full head in the glass and looked out through it! I thought it was adorable and so I will share this photo and short story with you and begin keeping something my grandchildren can follow. I have hundreds of pictures and stories I will be blogging on. This is my first try at it and I think I'm going to enjoy it.

God's Speed ~ Pattidawn