I'm back.

I've just returned from a week long trip "out west" to enjoy some of the natural wonders of our beautiful country.  I also had time to play a little Blackjack - fun.  We (I was with a tour group) visited four sites; the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Valley Of Fire and Zion National Park.  I hope to have some pictures to show by tomorrow but photos never do the scenes justice.  All of the parks were beautiful but Zion was my favorite.  It was stunning with so many different rock formations and amazing landscapes.  Interestingly, during my morning devotion today I read this quote "The mighty one, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth." Psalm 50: 1-2. I think that the Methodist preacher / explorer who named Zion and many of the natural features in it, like Pipe Organ and Angels' Throne, must have been thinking of this Bible passage. The "perfection of beauty" really describes it.