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Flowering Trees and Shrubs of Sleepy Hollow Lake
- Wild Rose, Small White -

Each year, in the early part of June, these small white wild roses begin to bloom, bringing a contrast to the green background.  These roses are a climbing variety, and they utilize other trees and shrubs for their support.  A few of these roses are in single bushes, but most are seen cascading down from the branches of other vegetation.  This year (2001) they were very prolific, giving the whole of Sleepy Hollow Lake a sweet perfume.

We find such a peace in being able to go out into the woods or to take walks along our roadways and observe all the beauty of God's creation, and to do our best to capture it in our photos.  The real joy comes in knowing that we are doing no harm.  By contrast, we find it so insincere, when we hear hunters say that they enjoy the outdoors and the wildlife, and at the same time they have to take a weapon along to maim and kill.  To us, the only thing they sincerely enjoy is their killing.  It's as though they have an addiction for killing, and that everything else they say is only an attempt to divert attention from their addiction.

Whether we observe the beauty of these small white wild roses or an animal, we find ourselves constantly praising God for the magnificence of His creation, and that we have been blessed to be able to be a part of it.  Each little thing has a beauty all its own.  All we need to do is take the time to stop and observe it.

Note the difference between these two small white wild rose blooms.  The one to the lower right has just opened.  Its five petals are not fully expanded, and its numerous stamens have not uncoiled, as with the mature flower in the center of the photo.

We appreciate, as we hope you do, our ability to be able to take these "macro" photographs that allow us to take an even closer look at the "heart" of this small white wild rose than we could with our naked eye.  Such things remind us that there must be a God, for such things could not have happened by accident.  It is as Paul writes in Romans 1:20, "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood, through what had been made, so that they are without excuse."

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Photos by Frank L. Hoffman unless otherwise noted.
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Frank L. Hoffman flh@all-creatures.org

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