Category: nature
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Airport Drop off at Sunrise
The alarm rang at 4:15am and got up I did to take my youngest to the airport yesterday. She was leaving to spend the next eight weeks in hot, sunny Texas. I was sad to say goodbye again so soon after she returned from college. But, I was grateful for…
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Color Inside…Cold Outside
While our temperatures have remained in the 40’s with sun only one day 😦 in a week, my family brightened Mother’s Day with these several flowers that I’m still enjoying! We had friends over on Sunday as well, who spoiled me too with these lovely colors. Oh yes, and my…
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Small Signs of Spring
This mornings air is 44-degrees crisp, the sky is gray and the smell of cold rain through my cracked kitchen window makes me want to bake an apple pie. It feels like a lovely October day (sigh). While I love autumn, we northeasterners are craving warmth. Having traveled to a…
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Monday Gratitude: New Life!
I hope you had a truly blessed Easter Sunday! I took these photos a couple years ago and seem appropriate for this week as we think about the new life Jesus gave us. I’ll post the remainder of the birds hatching on Wednesday. To my great joy, this same tree…
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Hanging on When the Winds Blow Hard
The branches in my Northeastern town remain bare. Last November’s leaves are still strewn on the ground, some lightly covered in a dusting of snow. Despite the windiest winter ever, the few leaves in the photos hung on. Wind, snow and cold fought hard to rip those leaves off as…
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Grumbling and Gratitude – Billy Graham
“Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won’t grumble. Grumble and you won’t be grateful.” Billy Graham
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VA vs. NY Weather
Virginia Wins! Being in Virginia last weekend was awesome for many reasons. A real bonus was the weather. Warmth, sun and Spring blossoms everywhere were glorious. We came home to snow…seen in the final photos. Ick.
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 