Harvest!
I went out yesterday evening to harvest the beans. And lo and behold, the tomatoes were ripe. So, I harvested them too. As I stood in the middle of the garden, surrounded by beans on one side and…
Chaff … which the box fan blows away!
Hubby and I threshed and winnowed the wheat last night. I had been really looking forward to this part of the process ... of watching the chaff blow away in the wind. The Bible speaks of chaff being…
Busy!!
I had the best time watching the bees on the sunflowers yesterday morning!There were lots of bees! And they were all busy!! The saying popped into my head: "Busy as a bee." I had never really thought much…
Fallen over sideways!
Believe it or not, this is one sunflower plant! One single sunflower stalk can produce many different sunflowers. I didn't realize this fact until last year. This particular sunflower stalk was growing tall and straight and reaching high…
Caught unaware!
So, I was puttering about the house yesterday (doing laundry, and running the vacuum) in my pajamas, with a white mineral mud mask smeared all over my face. The thought popped into my head: “Wouldn’t it be embarrassing…
Different seasons look differently
Here you can see a photo of our garden this year. Hubby just harvested the wheat this past Monday. Our garden this year has looked a lot different than last year's garden. For starters ... our garden this…
A bowlful of buggy apples = begging deer!
The apples are ripe. I have been picking apples and making applesauce. The deer also like the apples! They come around regularly looking to see if any have dropped on the ground. So, every time I go out…
Labor Day at the Lake
Labor Day at Lake Washington ... come join hubby and me at three different beach parks on Lake Washington.Beach Park #1 - There wasn't any swimming going on ... but the fishing must have been pretty good. This…
The Rock Foundation!
Here are a few final photos from Diablo Dam ... tying in with thoughts on how Jesus is the Rock Foundation upon which God's Kingdom is built!Here you can see the narrow gorge of water at the base…
Living stones! … Suddenly removed!
Here you can see a photo of Ross Dam. Ross Dam is just upstream from Diablo Dam. As I gazed at Ross Dam I was in awe of the waffle-like texture of the dam. I have never seen…