Nature’s Art

Nature’s art is everywhere…unique and beautiful!

This particular “tree stump art” took me by surprise. While riding my bike I rode past a friend’s house and she was out in her driveway so I stopped and we chatted for a few minutes (6’ apart). She told me to take a look at her tree stump in her backyard so I did. I asked her who created the design and she said “bugs”!

Photo by cb

I thought a pattern was burned into the stump to create art…but bugs created the artwork all by themselves. It was striking.

Trails in the stump made by bugs. Photo by cb

That week we took a hike at Cannon Valley Wilderness Park near Faribault and saw the creative work of eagles. There in the treetops were two giant nests and an eagle was sitting in one of them.

Of course spring flowers are nature’s art…Wilderness Park was full of Spring Beauty, a tiny pink spring flower carpeting the ground in many places throughout the park. Unfortunately my photo didn’t turn out.

Nature’s art is in clouds…

and tulips…

Bark with lattice work.

and tree bark…

Our pair of resident cardinals eating at the bird feeder attached to our window. It looks like they are perching on the back of our chair!

and birds. It’s all around us. God’s handiwork. 

Look and see that the Lord is good…the beauty of the Lord is all around us.

For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

9 thoughts on “Nature’s Art”

    1. Yes, we tend to miss a lot in nature…it is good to slow down and take it all in when you can. I know you have a keen eye and are great at noticing God’s handiwork, and capturing photos too!

  1. Nothing beats the beauty we see in Nature! Cathy B sent me her tree stump picture which is so interesting! I love that you ended your column with that beautiful hymn!

  2. Thank you for sharing your unique beauty.
    I have a very private little drive I take occasionally with my morning coffee from caribou and stop on a bridge and watch the river running over the rocks and trees in the water. Every now and then and eagle and a cardinal will join me and even an occasional deer…it calms my spirit and gives me a sweet joy to see before I enter my work world.
    Nature speaks…
    Cindy

    1. What a sweet morning time…so glad you can do that…Thanks for sharing that.
      And yes, nature does speak, for sure!

  3. Oh my gosh, I loved this post. So darned beautiful! I love that the ants created that work of art in the tree stump. Nature is forever an artist. The flowers, the sky, the water, the birds, all of it. It reminded me to be grateful for all these wonderful things. Thanks, Valerie!

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