Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Friday, July 24 One of our bald cardinals. I am pleased that the grosbeaks stayed all summer. We have a lot of hummingbirds, but they only eat one at a time. I sometimes see two, but it’s when they are fighting over the feeder. 🙂 We were beneficiaries of Jere and Kristen’s homemade bread and […]
Wednesday Evening, July 22 Storm clouds Wind and rain coming across the valley The squash plants are getting wet. What delight to stand under the eaves of our house on a warm evening and watch the downpour. It was raining so fast some of the water came over the edge of the spouting. Water rushing […]
Tuesday, July 21 My favorite bird feeder this summer is this one I found at Tractor Supply. It holds round suet that I also purchased at Tractor Supply. This one is popular with the Downy Woodpeckers. The red-headed woodpecker also likes this suet. My only problem is that the starlings also like is, so if […]
Wednesday, July 22 The field of butternut squash across the road from our house. It is delightful to see lots of yellow blossoms – especially in the early morning sunshine. How about this for a view? This is the view from our dining room window – facing south. The golden tassels are breathtaking in the […]
Sunday, July 26 Sunday School Subject – Wisdom to Follow – John 14:1-4 Teacher – Ryan Bruckhart Who do you go to for wisdom? Obviously someone who has knowledge on a subject. Our lesson starts with these six words: “Let not your heart be troubled.” Jesus said this to His disciples because he had been […]
This story began in spring when I noticed that there were only a few lilac blooms on our bush. Then a few weeks ago – on a lazy Saturday afternoon – we were watching RFD TV, when a gardener was demonstrating how to prune a lilac bush. As we listened to him talk about lilac […]
Saturday, July 18 The heat was brutal to our stargazer lilies – then there was wind and rain – thus I am glad I took these pictures when they were pretty. They were short-lived this year, but delightful.
Thursday, July 16 Because this date is always prompt, I was ready by 6:15 AM and sitting on our deck chair. He said he would be here at 6:30. 6:28 AM. I told you he would be prompt. Cerwin is out working this morning – picking up milk and silage samples for Lancaster DHIA – […]
Tuesday, July 14 I went outside about 5:15 AM hoping to see the space station going overhead. It was supposed to be easily seen in our area. However, for some reason I didn’t find it. I have seen it before, but not on this morning. I did see Venus. the moon and a lot of […]
Sunday, July 12 I loved watching the Amish carriages coming up the road between the cornfields – on the way to their church services. If the corn gets any taller, I won’t be able to see the carriages and vehicles. By evening the sky turned dark and we had a good rain. Some people were […]
Saturday Evening, July 11 This meal was our gift to Roy and Deb for his summer birthday – and was the first time Cerwin and I were inside a restaurant since COVID-19 restrictions began in March. Roy loves to try new places – which means none of us were here before. It almost felt like […]
July 19 Sunday School – Teacher – John Minnich Subject – The Wisdom of Jesus – Mark 6:1-6 People were astonished by the wisdom of Jesus. Astonished that He gave people a second chance. Jesus Christ is the personification of God’s wisdom. I like to keep the awesome wisdom of God in front of me […]
Friday, July 10 Because I am a lover of rain – especially during the summer when crops and flowers are thirsty – I grabbed my umbrella after lunch and went for a walk around our yard. Hosta flower dripping with rain drops. Butternut squash in the field across the road. A large puddle between the […]
Friday, July 10 It was a cloudy, rainy day when I noticed this male Red-bellied Woodpecker on the right feeding the one on the left. The feeding was always done behind the log, so I couldn’t photograph the actual feeding. At first I thought it was a mating tradition, but our daughter Deb thought it […]
Thursday, July 9 When I was outside enjoying the evening, I was drawn to the beautiful sky. It was a delightful ending to another day.
Thursday, July 9 Isn’t it amazing what happens to your food cravings when you are listening to the morning news on July 9 and the anchor mentions that this is National Sugar Cookie Day! Then I remembered that I still had sugar cookies in the freezer – from when Diane was here and we went […]
Wednesday, July 8 Remember in yesterday’s post I said we only had a small amount of rain on Monday, July 6? Well, we got a fabulous rain two days later. The crops will be liking this and creating a good root system. It wasn’t a good day for relaxing in my patio chair. Hummingbirds seem […]