Fooled by Fake
We moved into our home in the forest a couple of years ago. That first October I was outside raking leaves when I came across the cutest little “lizard” among the wet soggy leaves. The little “lizard” sat…
Beneath the Surface
Back in February we picked up four small raspberry cane starts. You know … one of those spur-of-the-moment purchases as you are walking into Home Depot … because you have the mid-winter doldrums, and you think that if…
Don’t call what I made “nasty”
I had just walked out to the road to drop a letter in the mailbox. Overhanging the mailbox were masses of graceful blossom-chains from the nearby Big-Leaf Maple! Wow! God’s creation is amazing! On my way back to…
Trusting the Lord of the Harvest
Matthew 9:37-38 – “Jesus said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.’” We read this verse … and…
The Hope of New Life
When we moved into our home a couple of years ago, there existed underneath the back deck a small bird’s nest. It was built high in a protected corner and served as home for many little bird babies…
Nails in the Dirt
I jabbed my hand with a nail this morning as I was out in the new garden plot clearing away weeds and rocks. It is a very strange thing to have your palm punctured with a nail ...…
Breaking up the Ground
It is a lot of work to break ground for a new garden plot! Especially if your tools are just a shovel and a hoe. 30 minutes into shoveling, your legs begin to feel like jelly. You realize…
Broken … but not beyond Hope
Back in 2018 I received a small cactus as a gift from a dear friend. The place where we were living at the time did not receive much sunlight, so as a result the cactus grew tall and…
Make More Room!
It’s almost garden-planting time! So off we went to Home Depot to get a few seeds. Our garden plot is small, so we only needed a few seeds. I stood there … in front of the seed display…
The Same Family
These are each completely different seeds. They produce completely different fruit. Yet they are all part of the same family. They are all “vine” plants. (“Cucurbit” or “Cucurbitaceae” family) From the left to the right: pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini,…