Today, I went and enjoy the Lord's creation by going to Harrison State Park in Tennessee just north of Chattanooga. I was last there in June of 2024. This is my 2nd favorite state park outside of Cloudland Canyon State Park in the North West Corner of Georgia. Both parks are quick to get to where I live, under 2 hours of driving. The nice thing about most of the state parks of Tennessee is that they are free. 

Camera - Samsung Galaxy S21

Just practicing my photography skills today! I couldn't figure out where to go so I head up to Chattanooga and practice what I learn from those who know me personally and a few websites that I follow.

Psalm 104:24-25 LSB
How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.
25 This is the sea, great and broad,
There the creeping things are without number,
Creatures both small and great.

Went out on a Saturday morning to enjoy the Lord's creation at Monte Sano State Park, east of Huntsville, Alabama. It was wonderful. The bottom three photos had plenty of seating and I just sat on one of the benches for about 20 minutes or so and soaking up the Lord's garden.

Weather - Rain

Another Day of enjoying the Lord's creation! Harrison Bay State Park is north of Chattanooga, TN. The deer population must be use to having humans looking at them and being around them. I was able to be about 12 feet away from the deer that I shot with my camera and the deer just looked up then went back to eating the shrub. The last two photos were on the top section of the Incline Railway. It was only $15 / Passenger at the time of purchase. 

Weather - Partly Cloudy

I was able to take some days off from work and enjoy the Lord's creation at Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama.

These are some of the photos that I was able to capture at this state park just south east of Birmingham. The next time I go to Oak Mountain State Park, I'll be doing a very specific trail that is quite difficult and it would most like require me to only do this one trail for a very specific scene. With many of these larger state parks it usually requires one to go multiple times to get acquainted with how the state park is and where things are at, at least for me.

The most interested scene out was the wall that I shot that I suspect it was a dam of some kind, it was a bit too steep and wet to go up the hill. 

​Weather - Rainy

Went out to Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Georgia and walked on one of the trails and enjoying the Lord's wonderful garden. I hope that you get to go out into the Lord's wonderful garden and enjoy.

Took these pictures of the Lord's creation on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. I was in Minnesota for that week and decided to go over to Itasca State Park in MN, it is the official start of the Mississippi River.

Red Clay State Historic Park was my first stop in this day trip and then I decided to go ahead and do some street photography as well of Downtown Chattanooga, TN 

The 2nd Photo of this gallery the one that has the steps leading up onto the platform, if the platform itself was a good 30 feet taller, there would have been some really amazing shots but the trees were all in the way, so I wasn't able to get any decent ones.

Just imagine sleeping in the "Sleep Huts" of the Cherokee Nation back before the European Settlers came over! I'm sure they had plenty of blankets from animal skins to keep them warm!

I admit that I'm not really into street photography but I decided to pivot on this trip and post some photos of the Downtown of Chattanooga, TN. Personal favorite shots were the Regions building, Public Parking Sign, First Horizon building, and the Pinball Store. My favorite buildings that I shot, were the Dome Building and the Liberty Tower

Here are some of my photos that I've taken in my October 2023 Trip; the primary focused on this trip was being with my brothers and sisters in Christ at the previous church that I was part of when I was in Minnesota and with extended family, especially the aging family members. These photos were taken over the course of this past week at various state and local parks in Minnesota.

Enjoying the Lord's wonderful creation! I hope that this would inspire to go out and enjoy creation. Lord willing I'll be hitting the coast in a few weeks!

"And the earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:12 LSB