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Not Abandoned. Never Forsaken.
I saw this at a working quarry outside of Augusta, GA. It’s interesting to me, because the shack once wasn’t a shack but a working shop. The abandoned power lines, with the transformers long gone,...
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Got Faith? Plant an Oak Tree
I went hunting for an impressive oak tree to photograph and found this one along a stretch of highway south of Daisy, Georgia. It is impressive. My purpose for the quest was to illustrate one aspect of...
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Got Faith? Plant an Oak Tree – Part 2
When you look southeast down the dirt road in front of our house, you are looking down the Old Savannah Road (see photo). It’s not called that these days, and most folks don’t know that for a time in...
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Redbud, Clouds and Sky – What a Sight! And, Jesus – What a Savior!
While not yet a big tree, the redbud in the front yard bloomed spectacularly this year. The Lord’s Creation is spectacular all year round, but Spring is especially wonderful. The process of new life...
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Absorb God’s Word – Don’t Worry About Overflowing
Water absorbent crystals perform as the name implies: they absorb water. And they can absorb an amazing amount of water. When placed in pots with plants they slowly release the absorbed water and keep...
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God Graciously Gives the Increase
There are many opportunities waiting on God, and also waiting on us. God must be in it and God must provide the power, but we have the blessing of being involved, too And when we do work at it, we can...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 1
Time for a garden, blooms and Scripture update. I added “garden” since they’re not all blooms. The photo shows the new screen door I put in the blueberry frame. For several years I’ve used a “flap” of...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 2
The foundation of this photo is the six cups of blueberries needed for a blueberry pie. Sharon used them for the pie on Father’s Day and it’s being enjoyed much. I called it a harvest bowl when I added...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 3
Other new additions to the garden hardware and produce this year – a cucumber frame and seedless/burpless cucumbers. Both hardware and “software” are doing very well. The cucumbers are especially good...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 4
The banana peppers are another first this year. After ordering sub sandwiches with banana peppers, we found we liked them. Then we bought some in a jar and Sharon began putting them on our homemade...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 5
We had to have our drain field replaced several years ago, so I planted wildflowers in the section of disturbed ground. They’ve been re-seeding and coming back every year since then. The beauty of...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 6
The Cherokee Rose is the state flower of Georgia. It is beautiful, as you can see. Typically, this rose is a climber, but if you don’t give it anything to climb, it climbs itself. This bush is a mound...
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Garden, Blooms and Scripture 7
Here are the lavender (on the left) and the rosemary under the windmill. First time on the lavender this year, too. I didn’t think about it until I started this series that there were quite a few new...
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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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Any Wisdom is From God – in Spite of Myself
As I crossed the bridge to Saint Simons Island, I glanced at the mirror and saw a police car following me. I checked my speed, saw it was ok, and continued on. The next time I checked the mirror, the...
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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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The Beatles Came and Went – But, the Word of God Will Remain
I remember we were at recess at Sallie Zetterower Elementary School, in November, 1963, when our sixth grade teacher called us into the classroom and told us President Kennedy had been shot. Strangely...
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The Parts and Purposes of Extras in Film, and in God’s Plans
Sometimes, I notice an “extra” on a TV show – someone in a quick shot at a table in a restaurant, or, someone who walks by in a street scene, and I pause the show. I especially look for scenes that...
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More on Extras in Movies and God’s Purposes – was this cricket a Columbo star?
I watched an old Columbo TV show the other day, and as a car drove by in an outdoor night scene, you could hear one of the cast members making noises in the bushes. The sound of a cricket’s chirps...
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