
A Little Tickle

by Brian Tada
Title
A Little Tickle
Artist
Brian Tada
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
A female Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) visits Grevillea blossoms in the front yard.
The leaf looks as if it is reaching out, tickling the bird's throat.
I felt the Holy Spirit’s prompt to write: God’s beauty is all around us. We just need to slo-o-o-o-w down our thinking patterns, look...and think on His goodness.
When life gives us “pauses” from the busyness of our schedules, we can use this time as a valuable impetus to meditate on the Word of God.
A verse in the Bible that comes to mind is Romans 8:28; here it is in the popular Passion Translation (TPT) :: "So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose."
Let us pause and ponder ~ perhaps the Creator of the universe is allowing challenging situations to develop His "goods" in each of our hearts: agape love, patience, character, integrity, virtue and dependence on HIM as our Source.
Indeed, He is Jehovah Jireh, The God Who provides for our needs, just as He is doing for this sweet hummingbird:
"I am convinced that my God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen the abundant riches of glory revealed to me through the Anointed One, Jesus Christ!"
~ Philippians 4:19 (The Passion Translation [TPT])
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Grateful to God and thankful to the group hosts for kindly featuring "A Little Tickle" on the homepages of the Fine Art America groups::
* ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHS, 04.27.20
* MACRO MARVELS, 04.27.20
* 10 PLUS, 04.28.20
* IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU, 04.28.20
* ANIMAL MANIA, 04.28.20
* FAA PORTRAITS ~ BIRDS, 04.29.20
* ART BY GOD PHOTOGRAPHY, 04.29.20
* ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN THE WILD, 04.29.20
* PRAISING GOD, 05.01.20
* YOUR VERY BEST PHOTOGRAPHY, 05.01.20
* NEW FAA UPLOADS LIMIT ONE PER DAY, 05.01.20
* WILDLIFE ONE-A-DAY, 05.05.20
* ABC GROUP ~ "W" IS FOR WHAT'S NEW theme week, 05.15.20
* THE NICHE, 05.20.20
* A BIRDING GROUP ~ WINGS, 05.27.20
* WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY Special Feature, "Elvis Pick of the Week", 11.08.20
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Artwork notes:
Embedded in the top right-hand corner is the Hebrew acronym for "B'ezras Hashem" [ב ס " ד] meaning "with God's help". It is a reminder to me as an artist and photographer of my dependence on the Almighty, the Originator of all creativity. This is a similar acknowledgement used by great artists like Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel who signed their work with the Latin phrase, "Soli Deo gloria" which means, "Glory to God alone".
Scripture quotations marked TPT are from The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017, 2018 by Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ThePassionTranslation.com.
Photo copyright © 2020 Brian Tada. To the glory of God. All rights reserved Downloading, distributing, displaying online and/or altering this image is prohibited. As this is part of my livelihood, your purchase of an item available for order on this page would be greatly appreciated to support my continuing art endeavors. Thank you very much. God bless you.
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April 27th, 2020
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Comments (123)

Jennifer Jenson
A most amazing capture, Brian! Such gorgeous colors and light with this tiny beauty!

Sharon W
Gorgeous hummingbird capture!! We just put up our feeders, I cannot wait to see them however, they do not let us get close at all, sadly.
Brian Tada replied:
Sharon, thank you for your kind words. Hope you have a better chance this year. Blessings.

Donna Mibus
What an amazing photo Brian! I shared it in the Discussion thread: https://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=7031234&targetid=7061101#7061101
Brian Tada replied:
Donna, thank you so much for your kind words, I give God the glory! Greatly appreciate your promo, too!

Debby Pueschel
Revisiting this wonderful little bird! Congratulations on your special feature in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery.

Joyce Dickens
Hi Brian, such a beautiful shot my friend!!! Congratulations on being chosen as one of Randy's Elvis' Pick of the Week - so well deserved!!! :-)))

Donna Kennedy
Creative title for this fabulous capture Brian! Congratulations on your ELVIS Pick of the Week Feature in WFS!!!...L/T

Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations on being chosen for the big Feature, Elvis Pick of the Week, Your artwork was chosen to be FEATURED in this HOT spot on our homepage for this week. A truly lovely piece of artwork for all the world to view and enjoy. Thanks much for sharing! Randy “Elvis” Rosenberger Administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group
Brian Tada replied:
Mr. Rosenberger, thank you so much for the distinct honor of this special feature! Greatly appreciate your caring leadership, time and efforts. God bless you!

Nancy Lee Moran
Brian, I shared your endearing image on my Facebook art-page today. https://www.facebook.com/nancyleemoran2/posts/3066142850095398
Brian Tada replied:
Hi Nancy, thank you so much for the honor of your share on Facebook, truly appreciate your support! God bless you!