Ron Nelson

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.” - Frederick Buechner

A White-Faced Saki reflecting on 2024 at the St. Louis Zoo. #phototgraphy #stlzoo #happynewyear

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Shout out and thank you to @ryanburge.bsky.social. The work you do and the information you put together at www.graphsaboutreligion.com?utm_source=g... is helpful extremely fascinating!

Happiness is finding out that this place is less than 2 miles from my house! exoticwoodzone.com #woodworking

For all who wonder if dogs and cats can get along:

Wonderful, thoughtful read for this Advent season.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 12 💙📚 #booksky #books

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 11 💙📚 #booksky #books

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 10 💙📚 #booksky #books

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 💙📚 #booksky #books

Not that I have or expect many followers, but here's a little about me. Things I do/like/might post about: - Tolkien - Philosophy - Theology - Literature - Woodworking - Photography - Fishing (particularly fly) - Boats (wooden) I'm a complete amateur when it comes to all of the above!

I missed yesterday, so I'm doing 2 today - yeah, I make my own rules. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 💙📚 #booksky #books

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 8 💙📚 #booksky #books

Autumnal Sunday evening by the fire. Lovely.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 7 💙📚 #booksky #books

Seriously. I can barely walk to the kitchen in the morning to make coffee without coffee.

A thread that reminds me that no matter how familiar a passage, there is always something new that can be gleaned from the pages of Scripture. Thank you @dcassidytkc.bsky.social, for the reminder that the Savior doesn't need saving.

Last night our little church put on a reader's theater of Dorothy Sayer's play, "The Man Who Would be King". It was wonderful - can highly recommend!

Almost missed today! Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6 💙📚 #booksky #books

Suzie says close the laptop, it's time for the weekend.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 6 💙📚 #booksky #books

Two of our kids were married this year and are spending Thanksgiving with the newly minted in-laws. Instead of having a smaller Thanksgiving, we've invited a bunch of people with no family in town and now I had to go get a 21 lb. brisket to feed everyone! #brisketoverturkey

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 5 💙📚 #booksky #books

Let me encourage everyone to check out Anna Friedrich's series of poems on Elijah and Elisha - they have a beautiful depth and richness. open.substack.com/pub/annaafri...

October Sunset #Photography #Photograph #Sonya6400

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 4 💙📚 #booksky #books

My daughter, 4th grade, memorized this and quoted it to me yesterday evening. I thought that made it appropriate for today's poem: William Wordsworth:

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 3 💙📚 #booksky #books

Today's poem by the late, great Brett Foster: #poetry #dailypoem

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 2 💙📚

I'm trying to do a little more photography as part of exercising a creative side. I have a lot to learn, but autumn in St. Louis was nice. #photography

I guess I'll play... Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1 💙📚 #booksky #books Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner