 William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, landscape, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- Psalms 96:11-12 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy  A beautiful rustic wood homestead in rural Walton County Georgia. Support my work by downloading this photo at www.dreamstime.com. 100% of funds go back into shelter adoption photography and education programs.
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 "When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses." Jeremiah 10:13  Antique Vintage Chevy being restored at body shop. Photo #201509036. Support my work by downloading this photo at www.dreamstime.com. 100% of funds go back into shelter photography and education programs. Even though the hot and sultry “dog days of summer” technically have passed, the temperatures still remain in the lower nineties with an oppressively high humidity. This combination has made for some wonderful spectacles of thunderstorms each afternoon this week. Huge billowing mountains of clouds charged with electricity roll in each afternoon proceeded and accompanied by the echoing rumbles like giant avalanches down endless slopes. I have gone out each afternoon to watch the storms that march in, gazing around in wonder until being chased back indoors by the relentless downpour that eventually follows. Sitting out behind my office next to the county’s fleet maintenance shop is an old Chevy donated to the Sherriff’s office by and elderly Walton resident for use in the county parades. The car and clouds just seemed to go together and made for a wonderful photo opportunity.  Antique Chevrolet car restored to an old time Sheriff patrol car wtih red siren, star, chrome bumpers. Blue sky storm in background. Vintage automobile.
 Stopped along Olympic Drive on my way to morning prayer meeting and got this shot for the website I maintain for my church, Victory Chapel. Our Fellowship emphasis is all about evangelism, discipleship and church planting. An essential part of discipleship is morning prayer. Our building is open every weekday morning from 6 to 8 AM. Morning prayer each morning before work is a regular habit I’ve maintained for 21 years and has kept me saved and sane.
Athens, Georgia  William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the wonders of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message  Historic Watson Mill Bridge State Park in Georgia. One of the few remaining covered bridges. A day hike to one of our nearby Georgia State Parks - Watson Mill Bridge State Park in Georgia.  Town lattice wood beam truss system and wooden pins inside the historic Watson Mill Bridge at Watson Mill Bridge State Park. The longest original-site covered bridge in Georgia spans 229 feet. National Register of Historic Places more than 100 years old.  Eastern Fence Lizard at Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Georgia. Touring a Civil War historical site and Georgia State Park not far from my home. A. H. Stephens State Park, also known as A. H. Stevens Historic Park, is a 1,177 acres Georgia state park located in Crawfordville. The park is named for Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the Vice President of the Confederate States of America, and a former Georgia governor.The park contains Stephens' home, Liberty Hall, which has been fully restored to its original 1875 style. The park's museum houses one of Georgia's largest collections of Civil War artifacts. The park also offers several mill ponds for fishing and nature trails. (source: Wikipedia)  Monument to Alexander H Stephens, the Confederate vice-president. AH Stephens State Park, Georgia. Confederate Museum and house.  Monument to Alexander H Stephens, the Confederate vice-president. AH Stephens State Park, Georgia. Confederate Museum and house.  The old Depot Street water tower glowing orange in the setting sun. Watkinsville, Georgia.  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Mansion and reflecting pool, Asheville NC John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. I took my wife to the Biltmore Estate for our 10th anniversary. Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States. I found the secret to getting photographs of the mansion without a lawn covered with tourists was to stay until sunset when all the crowds disappeared. We casually walked the grounds and got photos from several different locations.  Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States.  Biltmore Estate Winery and Gardens, Asheville NC Biltmore wine and vintage wine rack. Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina.  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Terrace statues, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Mansion, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Mansion and reflecting pool, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Mansion, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Terrace statues, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Terrace statues, Asheville NC  Fall foliage at Biltmore Estate Gardens, Asheville NC  Sunset at Biltmore Estate Mansion, Asheville NC
 Arched gate at Biltmore Estate Gardens, Asheville NC  Cape Henry Memorial Cross, located on the tip of Cape Henry, marks the approximate site where Jamestown settlers first landed in the New World on April 27, 1607. First Landing State Park. The Cape Henry Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia. From 2006 to 2009 my family and I relocated to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia to pastor a new church for our Fellowship. One of the main things I enjoyed about the Virginia Beach/Hampton/Yorktown area was the number of historical sites; both Revolutionary and Civil War. Nestled below the two Cape Henry Lighthouses stands the First Landing monument. When the Jamestown settlers landed on dry ground in the new world in 1607, their first action was to erect a cross as a monument to their savior and deliverer. In our day of removing the old monuments deemed offensive by today’s standards (writing this in 2018), it is nice to reflect on a time when Christianity wasn’t “offensive” and Christian symbols appeared on nearly all of our founding monuments and buildings. I can distinctly recall the date when Christ made His “first landing” within my own heart on December 1, 1993. While there is no cement or carven structure to represent the event, the testimony of my very life stands as a monument to that event.
  USS Wisconsin BB-64 is an Iowa-class battleship, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Decommissioned and housed at Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk Virginia, USA.  USS Wisconsin BB-64 is an Iowa-class battleship, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Decommissioned and housed at Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk Virginia, USA. |
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In December 1993 I came to know the Designer and Creator of this wonderful planet and its creatures: Jesus Christ.
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