Category: nature
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I’m No Fan of Spiders But…
I strolled outside at 5:15AM the other morning and noticed this between the chains on our swing set. God gives even the spiders extraordinary creative gifts.
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Reminiscing During a Walk at the Park
I’ve been walking our local parks for years. I love them all (and we have several) for their individuality, but one close to my house has beauty, water and multiple sports fields that hold sentimental value to me.My son ran many-a-bases and threw countless pitches on the various baseball diamonds.…
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Summer Gifts
My gratitude today….I’m so thankful that God gives us summer joys after really, really long winters. Fresh, local market produce…straight from the farm, no preservatives. No sitting on a truck. No ripening in a greenhouse…summer gifts. Summer rain…Sweet watermelon…“…give thanks to the Lord for He is good…”
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Monday Gratitude: C.S. Lewis
Image: QuoteFancy
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Silent Sunday-Mother Teresa
“We need to find God, and He cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able…
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Happy Daisies🌼
When picking up flowers to have on various tables at my twins graduation party, I decided to get a variety of a few different blooms. Their party was three weeks ago and I JUST had to retire these happy, pretty daisies this morning! They were the least expensive yet brought…
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Evolution of my Rhododendron
I know talking about the weather gets boring, and I also know that there are far worse issues in the world, but in my area of New York, Spring is still limping along. It’s a whopping 57 degrees today…?! Reaching for a pair of white pants still feels wrong even…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 