This reminds me of the terrible price that the Lord paid to save our souls. "And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head..." (John 19:2)
I thought it was time for a bit of color, since yesterday's photo was so monotone. I had to modify this photo to bring the color out...visit http://danielhopkins.com/gallery/extras/Natures_Palette_original.jpg to see the original. It was taken a couple days ago during a dust storm.
This Loon (?) dove so often, I was lucky enough to get this sequence.