{"id":79465,"date":"2022-03-16T11:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=79465"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:58:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:58:51","slug":"thank-you-lord-for-giving-us-the-ability-to-be-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/03\/16\/thank-you-lord-for-giving-us-the-ability-to-be-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you LORD for giving us the ability to be creative!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldnaturephotographyawards.com\/winners-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Nature Photography Awards 2021 Winners<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from worldnaturephotographyawards.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldnaturephotographyawards.com\/winners-2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79468\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WilliamFortescue-2021Winner-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"Two enormous elephants with massive tusks fighting each other\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WilliamFortescue-2021Winner-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WilliamFortescue-2021Winner-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WilliamFortescue-2021Winner-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WilliamFortescue-2021Winner.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubiz.net\/en\/2022\/03\/14\/amazing-pictures-of-the-nazare-wave-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amazing Pictures of the Nazar\u00e9 Wave<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from fubiz.net<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fubiz.net\/en\/2022\/03\/14\/amazing-pictures-of-the-nazare-wave-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79471\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SB3.jpeg\" alt=\"An amazing picture of a Nazare wave\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SB3.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SB3-123x150.jpeg 123w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SB3-768x935.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-peonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pink Peonies Burst with Life in Hyperrealistic Oil Paintings by Maria Marta Morelli<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from thisiscolossal.com by Maria Marta Morelli<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-peonies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-79466 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-realistic-flower-paintings-2-1024x932.jpeg\" alt=\"Pink Peonies Burst with Life in Hyperrealistic Oil Painting by Maria Marta Morelli\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-realistic-flower-paintings-2-1024x932.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-realistic-flower-paintings-2-150x137.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-realistic-flower-paintings-2-768x699.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/maria-marta-morelli-realistic-flower-paintings-2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/1045537270\/Ice-Cave-by-Pawe?-Uchorczak\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/1045537270\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=cb57e46a040f2bd2b71871d2a6daa27808401d52688eeace189f6c8b673e0629\" alt=\"Ice Cave by Pawe? Uchorczak on 500px.com\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/1045535755\/Untitled-by-Janusz-Kanabus\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/1045535755\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=13418de85fa87622595540342a1c6963d6b78f902daacbcb35a179dd9a930d62\" alt=\"Untitled by Janusz Kanabus on 500px.com\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/1045511076\/Engeneer-by-Dina-Belenko\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/1045511076\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=e0790f2e515ff246ac6eac3151fec7bc44ae0e8b0be5e416760bc984b6a40bb6\" alt=\"Engeneer by Dina Belenko on 500px.com\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/03\/lisa-lloyd-circle-sculptures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vibrant Paper Strips Swirl into Energetic Circles of Scales and Feathers by Lisa Lloyd<\/a> <\/strong>&#8212; from thisiscolossal.com by Lisa Lloyd<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/03\/lisa-lloyd-circle-sculptures\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79474\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/lloyd-5.jpeg 1654w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7437c4;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #7437c4;\"><strong>The above items make me exclaim, &#8220;Glory to God in the highest!&#8221; He&#8217;s an amazing, detail-oriented designer and artist! I&#8217;m grateful that He gave us the ability to be creative as well &#8212; thank you LORD for making us in your image.<\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #7437c4;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+1%3A26-27&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genesis 1:26-27<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #7437c4;\"><strong>I&#8217;m going to borrow the idea of taking the world ART from the world EARTH:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79484\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DanielSChristian-eARTh-iStock-1133301909-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"Only the LORD can paint a canvas like this!\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DanielSChristian-eARTh-iStock-1133301909-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DanielSChristian-eARTh-iStock-1133301909-150x81.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DanielSChristian-eARTh-iStock-1133301909-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DanielSChristian-eARTh-iStock-1133301909.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Nature Photography Awards 2021 Winners\u00a0&#8212; from worldnaturephotographyawards.com Amazing Pictures of the Nazar\u00e9 Wave &#8212; from fubiz.net &nbsp; Pink Peonies Burst with Life in Hyperrealistic Oil Paintings by Maria Marta Morelli &#8212; from thisiscolossal.com by Maria Marta Morelli &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vibrant Paper Strips Swirl into Energetic Circles of Scales and Feathers by Lisa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[277,271,72,135,252,848,141,425,95,500,144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-creativity","category-daniel-s-christian","category-design","category-digital-photography","category-emotion","category-engagement-engaging-students","category-faith","category-global-globalization","category-hearts-matters-of-the-heart","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79465"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79483,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79465\/revisions\/79483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}