Nothing more beautiful than a child at play: photo essay at the beach

– Rebekah with three of our grandchildren

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be. – Psalm 139:14-16

The vacation photograph overwhelm kind of came to a head when we stayed at the shore in New Jersey. I took my Nikon down to the beach and there I was, telephoto in hand, while the children – especially Geoffrey – played in and around the edge of the water.

Watching a three-year-old play in the water is magical. The only real drawback is the fact that, being morning on the east coast, I was mostly shooting into the sun.

I caught a few of Beks and David, then Naomi snagged a couple of me with Geoffrey. There is even a portrait of Rebekah with Naomi, as well as one of Craig and Naomi with their three children; but mostly this collection is about our youngest grandchild. On my Nikon I have more than 50 like this, each a unique masterpiece of God’s good creation in fluid motion.

Geoffrey is a force of nature. He is three well on the way to four and to watch him “in the wild” is a complete joy. What I do not know and cannot imagine is where the energy comes from and how he can possibly go go go nonstop all day without any apparent slow down?!!