Category: nature
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Rose of Sharon
We have several Rose of Sharon shrubs around the porch and sides of the house. Despite the name, the flowers aren’t roses. They are actually part of the hibiscus family. I read on a gardening website that this bush “thrives on neglect”! That couldn’t be more true because I’m not…
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National Golf Month
August is designated as National Golf Month. My son and husband – like many other golfers who reside in the colder states – are enjoying as much golf as possible this month, knowing the frigid weather that lurks around the corner…
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Welcome August
My daughter and I started making plans last week, talking about going on a couple of local tours and taking a one-night Italian cooking class. Then, we both looked up from our phones nearly at the exact same time saying, “let’s wait until fall!” Living in New York, the end…
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Stunning Aerial Views
Though impossible to capture how extraordinary the sky looked in real time, I hope you enjoy these pics I took through the window on a recent flight. How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! How plainly it shows what He has done! Psalm 19:1
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Palm Trees
“But the godly will flourish like palm trees…” Psalm 92:12 “The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees blowing in the wind.” – Carl Hiaasen
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Conserve Water! (Just Ignore the New Car Washes Opening on Every Corner)
Is filling my washing machine honestly more of a threat to the global water crisis than say… filling 10.7 million swimming pools? Or, operating the 62,000+ car washes across the nation…? We paid well over a grand for our new, full-fill Speed Queen washing machine. We looked at this same…
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Wordless Wednesday-Friend by the Sea
I was able to zoom in on this guy in Florida…. didn’t want to get too close and scare him, since he already appeared to have a little wound at the top of his wing. I appreciate various species of birds, but can rarely identify what type they are. If…
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Spring Sunrise
A colorful morning sunrise at the end of April…you can see the trees were just beginning to bud. It was a very late Spring for us but Summer weather thankfully arrived this week! Every day, a million miracles begin at sunrise. Eric Jerome Dickey
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Coming Up Roses
During a recent walk, I came across these lovely, petite roses. They seemed perfect for an almost-Wordless Wednesday. “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” – Abraham Lincoln
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Texas Take-Off
On a recent flight out of Austin, TX, we were delayed on the tarmac, but the Texas sky made waiting a pleasure. As we finally rolled forward, every angle was spectacular.
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Florida Lightning
Gulf of Mexico, near Sand Key, Florida, 2023. These were shot with just an iPhone. I have traveled frequently to Florida and Texas, and both states have some wild and exciting rain storms!
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 