Playing in my “playpen.”
I have been out in the garden planting all our little tomato sprouts. I just have to say, I am so grateful for my “playpen!” We have a tall fence around our garden to keep the deer out,…
Little hummingbird on my front porch
Hubby opened the front door to leave for work first thing in the morning … and there on the front porch, next to our welcome mat, was this little hummingbird. Poor little thing!! Is it still alive?? Yes! …
Love covers over offenses.
A scraggly tree used to grow back in the garden corner. Half of its growth was rotten. Its shade blocked the garden from sunshine. So, two winters ago hubby chopped the tree down. But … just because you…
Storing up treasures in boots!
Squirrelina has been hard at work storing up treasures in boots! Hubby went out on Saturday to put his garden boots on … and lo and behold, his boots were full of stored-up treasures of Big-Leaf Maples seeds! …
Raise a Hallelujah!
Hubby and I were over at our son and daughter-in-law’s home for Sunday afternoon brunch, when I was captivated by the beautiful yellow tulip magnolia blooms in front of their house! The cheerful yellow blooms just seemed to…
Whoever takes a tree out …
I stepped out onto the front porch this morning to say farewell to hubby as he left for work … and there, over to the side, were all the logs from yesterday’s tree work. Immediately the verse from…
How the mighty fall!
The tree crew showed up this morning! The trees we need them to take out are so dead and compromised it's not safe to climb them. They decided instead to fell the tree in its entirety. There are…
Moon Snow Glow!
This week the beautiful full moon has been reflecting off the brilliant-white snow blanketing everything ... meaning, the nighttime has been very bright! Each evening, as hubby and I have turned off all the lights to head to…
Patches of green
As I stood at my kitchen sink today gazing out at the beautiful patches of green, the verse popped into my mind: “The LORD gives and the LORD takes away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” -…
A walk in the woods on a snowy day
Our temps have been down in the low 20’s* recently. As a result, our wood box on the back deck has been rapidly depleted! I headed out first thing this morning to bring around more wood from the…