The Lilies of the Field

In my very first post in the My Search for Creation blog, I pointed out that among the many reasons for starting the blog was to showcase the beauty of Creation.  I have been a nature nerd for a long time.  I remember as a kid going bird watching with my dad in a woods near our house.  I remember catching butterflies and grasshoppers.  The grasshoppers I would put in a coffee can (remember those, tin cans with opaque plastic lids).  I enjoyed the thumping sound they made against the lid of the can.  Of course, I always prepared for them a nice bed of grass.  Not sure if they ever ate any of it.

In college I began collecting wildflowers, seeds, and plant samples, pressing them in books or whatever I had handy.  Pretty soon I was building my own plant presses.  I now have three huge rubbermaid tubs that hold about two thousand pressed specimens, waiting for us to move into a house that will be big enough for an herbarium cabinet.

While I enjoy all plants, I do have some favorites.  Among them are Columbine and the Lily and Orchid families.  Lilies were among Jesus' favorites as well.  In Matthew 6:28-29, Jesus said,

28 "And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these."

So, I figured today would be a great day to show-off some of my favorite lilies.  Enjoy this beautiful walk through the Lily Family!  Can't wait until April for these guys to start blooming again!  :)

Michigan Lily

Stinking Benjamin



Nodding Trillium



Yellow Trout Lily

Toadshade Trillium