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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 8 – Angel Trumpets Galore

Angel Trumpets Galore! We have an angel trumpet plant by Sharon’s shop that normally gets out of hand – growing every which way against the wall and windows. This year, we decided to cut all the stems...

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Father’s Day Windspinner – Reacting to the Storms

  Here are a wide shot and closeup of the latest windspinner addition to the garden. Sharon gave it to me for Father’s Day. All the vanes are attached to one pipe so they turn together. Even in a...

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Beautiful Blooms – Blessings From God

I’ve missed a bit on the blog posts the last couple of weeks, but thought I would show a few blooms from the backyard. At the moment it has been dry and the last few days were super “wet” – not from...

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Angel Trumpet Topiary Blooming Update

I posted this picture earlier when I was trying to get the Angel Trumpet topiary going. Just wanted to post an update and declare a success (at least in my opinion).   In the previous post I also wrote...

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Remembering the Proper Order of Our Prayers

  Several years ago I participated in a Wood Badge course for Boy Scout Leaders. Most of the class work was done on weekend camping trips over about a six month period. Along with instruction in the...

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Solar Windspinner at Night

Here’s a shot of the colored windspinner seen in the garden previously. And here it is at night – it has solar charged batteries that light the LED’s. It’s neat to see it spinning at night now. Jesus...

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Blooms and Scripture – Phlox

I’ve been neglecting the blog lately due to stuff, but do hope to get going again. Thought I would post more Blooms and Scripture with this years garden. Here’s the first part of one of my favorite...

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Blooms and Scripture – Wildflowers

The wildflowers have continued for several years after planting over our rebuilt drain field. More verses of one of my favorite prayers – “Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses,...

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Blooms and Scripture – Cucumbers

Got a late start on the vegetables this year, but they seem to be catching up nicely. Another good prayer from Psalm 25: “O, keep my soul and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in...

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Blooms and Scripture – Day Lilies

These are re-blooming day lilies, and they actually have a nice scent, too. They’ve been putting out blooms for a month now and show no signs of stopping. We (I) need to remember our prayer shouldn’t...

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Blooms and Scripture – Purslane

Sharon bought me this neat little flower pot holder several years ago. It’s a simple copper rod with a base to hold it up. It took a few seasons to discover that purslane fits it perfectly. A bit of...

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Blooms and Scripture – Blueberries

It’s a great blueberry season – and still going. You can see other pictures on the blog of my structure and netting I built to protect these from the birds. There probably will be enough to share...

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Syrup on Pancakes – And Spiritual Gifts

You would think after sixty-two years I would know how much syrup to put on pancakes. Yet, despite the decades of practice, after the last bite leaves the plate, there will be a puddle of syrup left....

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What Big Eyes You Have! What a Big Heart God Has!

I found this bug while inspecting a power pole. (Looking for the pole’s birthmark – probably blog on that sometime). Since my head was rather close to the pole as I moved around it, the bug and I came...

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Sometimes You Have to Take a Photo of God’s Creation

These days smart phones have made it easy to take photos of anything and everything. Some worthwhile and some not. Here’s one I thought was worthwhile. I was cutting grass, listening to a Nero Wolfe...

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I Don’t Know What It Is

I downloaded the photos from my camera and remembered all except this one. I had no clue. If I was taking pictures with film and the developed photo looked like this, I would think there had been trash...

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