Mount Battie

"Mount Battie" by Ann L. Krumrein

The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is stretched the sky,—
No higher than the soul is high.
The heart can push the sea and land
Farther away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through.
But East and West will pinch the heart
That can not keep them pushed apart;
And he whose soul is flat—the sky
Will cave in on him by and by.

Edna St. Vincent Millay in “Renascence”

Mount Battie in Camden, Maine is where Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote her well-loved poem "Renascence." My sister Ann took this picture on a foggy day. When the sun is shining and the sky is clear, one has a panoramic view of the town of Camden and its beautiful harbor. No matter what the weather is when I visit my sister in Maine and we go to Mount Battie, I always hear "the ticking of Eternity."

Loving Father, thank you for artists who reveal to us the beauty of Your creation. Amen!

Maple Canopy

"Maple Canopy" by Ann L. Krumrein

O World, I cannot hold thee close enough!
Edna St. Vincent Millay in "God's World"

My sister Ann shot the above image in her hometown of Lincolnville, ME. As she described it, "The trees were at the front of a private property. No one seemed to be at home, so I just parked the car and stretched out on the ground underneath the trees….too cool." That's my bold and beautiful sister! A free spirit with a quiet eye for both beauty and an opportunity. To life!

Thank you, dear Lord, for my "too cool" sister and her quiet eye. Amen.