Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
A continuation of my walk on the snow-covered road that goes by Mark and Diane’s house. Saturday, January 4 I walked slowly so I wouldn’t miss any of the beauty. White picket fences do not show up very well in white snow. 🙂 However, it still made a pretty picture. I expect that a lobsterman lives […]
Saturday morning, January 4 The outside glow drew me to the eastern windows of the Myers’ indoor porch. This large icicle was glowing in the morning sun. If you look closely, you can see the lines of the window screen between me and the icicle and the sun. It was so beautiful outside that I was tempted to […]
Thursday, January 2 We woke up to a cloudy day with snow predicted – and it flurried all day. It was beautiful to look outside – but nice to be able to stay inside in a dry, warm area. Mark, Hannah, and Lydia went to work. Hannah came home shortly after noon because of the […]
Today was a wet, dreary, winter day – wonderful for staying inside and taking pictures of birds. This feeder was fairly popular because it is under the roof of our house. Yesterday the bird bath had ice in it. Mrs. Cardinal was out and about in the rain. Mr. Cardinal followed her to the bird feeder and […]
It’s been a week of pretty sunsets and snow. Saturday evening, December 21 Christmas Eve snow flurry. Christmas evening brilliance We were surprised to wake up to snow the day after Christmas. I’m not sure how we missed the weather forecast for snow – maybe it was because of the Christmas Day activities. It gave Cerwin […]
This has been a week of interesting weather – warm, cold, rain, sun, and snow. It was so warm on Sunday – when our Pennsylvania children and grandchildren were here for a Christmas celebration – that we opened windows in the kitchen. By Monday morning it was raining – and still fairly warm . By […]
We had our own family Christmas here today. I am happily weary from all the activity (all mothers understand what I mean), so will only post sunset pictures from the other evening. There will be family Christmas pictures tomorrow night.
Thursday, December 12 was a busy day in the office as I had many things to do. I only had two days in my office this week – we got home from Hudson, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening and were heading to Burlington, Ontario, on Friday morning for a memorial service for our TFC friend Audrey Scott. Imagine our delight when […]
We are surprised to still see skunks under our bird feeders at night. I thought they would be hibernating by now. I love fall and winter sunrises because the sun comes up right outside our living room window. The birds are also busy this time of year. The Carolina Wren likes seeds and suet. The male […]
I still have a few pictures from early November – when the leaves on the trees in our area were beautiful. It was a delightful time to take a quick picture now and then as I traveled over some local roads. I am sure that those of you who live in our area know where this road […]
It was a slow day in our part of the country. When I got up at 5:30 this morning, I noticed lights in the field in front of our house. I thought that was strange, but at daylight we saw there was a goose hunter out there – with a bunch of duck decoys. (He […]
I thought it may take a few days for the birds to realize that I had filled their feeders, after several weeks of them being empty. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I looked out the window and saw lots of birds – goldfinches and house finches. Red-breasted nuthatch Dark-eyed Junco Carolina Wren Hairy Woodpecker […]
Today, for the first time in a long time I didn’t have any back photos – nothing for tonight’s blog. So, on the way home from taking TFC’s December prayer calendar to the post office, I decided to photograph full bird feeders. 🙂 How exciting is that. I am hoping that it will be good news […]
Wednesday, November 20 After a quick motel breakfast we began the final leg of this trip. I love early mornings on the road – about the time the sun is coming up. It’s a great time to take pictures. Like Tuesday, I spent most of the day reading. Though we had a fabulous trip to […]
Monday, November 18 It was fun to open our hotel room curtain early each morning, then open the sliding glass door to our small deck overlooking the lake and watch the sunrise. It was about this time that I made coffee (in the pot in our room) and began to blog about the previous day – while […]
I took these pictures in a variety of places during the past week. Leaves are everywhere these days – in the yard and on the patio steps. Those still on the trees seem to be at their peak this weekend. The decorative grasses are also beautiful right now. I thought these sheep looked pretty in the early […]
Trees By Joyce Kilmer 1886–1918 I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest […]
Wednesday, October 16 You should have seen me taking these morning dew pictures. My sister-in-law (who was driving by) asked me a few days later what I was taking a picture of – because I was laying in the grass in my house coat. 🙂 When I came upstairs (from my basement office) for lunch, […]
I am not sure how to connect these pictures of pumpkins and birds, but these are what I have left over after going through and posting my pictures from the first week of October. ~~~ The Pumpkins I took this picture at a place of business just because I thought it was an attractive fall decoration. ~~~ The Birds Male […]
A yellow glow outside our house windows entices me to grab my camera. Our little valley is especially beautiful at sunset. I liked how the sun was setting on the neighbor’s buildings. It has been an interesting fall. The leaves are changing gradually – and some are already falling. The source of the yellow glow on this […]
The other week (October 7-10) we thought that it may never stop raining. About the time we thought there was going to be a break in the weather, it began to rain all over again. The Manheim Farm Show even had to cancel some of its activities. We do not live in an area that floods, […]
These pictures were all taken from our yard during the past few weeks – in a variety of directions. I love being outside on a warm fall morning when the early light is coming through the trees. It is different every morning. A foggy morning. When I am outside at noon I like to look up to see what is happening […]
This is the wide view of where I took the close-up photos on my nature walk a few weeks ago when waiting for a truck show to begin. The first few were taken along the woods on the far left. Oh, the scent of honeysuckle! This dead tree and the greenery around it caught my attention. […]
Saturday, September 21 There was a small creek at the bottom of the hill. There was more goldenrod beyond the fence, but it was time to cross the road and make my way back to the truck show that was about to begin. Come along. It is a warm, beautiful day. It was fun discovering […]
This is one of my favorite things to do – take a walk on a nice day and look for and photograph things that most of us miss when we take a broad view of the scenery around us. This was my broad view – a few weeks ago when we were at a truck […]
I won’t need many words to show that these animals are loved and well cared for once they get to Roy and Deb’s house. When the trucker heard that he lost two baby ducks, he was surprised that they were alive. They must have fallen off the truck at the same time to be discovered together. […]
The other day when Tiffani came to my office to work on a project for youth retreat, she brought a beautiful flower arrangement. She said that her mother was looking for someone to bless because they had so many pretty flowers. I do love being blessed! Thanks Dorinda and Tiffani!
The other evening when I was in the kitchen, cleaning up after supper, I noticed a yellow glow and went to investigate. I had fun experimenting with camera settings. It was certainly a beautiful close to the day.
When I walked outside this morning, this scene took me back to my early teen years when I enjoyed reading Harold Bell Wright books. I loved how he described the light coming through the trees in the Ozarks. He described it so well that I could almost see it and feel it. After school […]
Fall is in the air – even if the temperature was warm today – but there are still some pretty flowers in our yard. Give to the Lord the honor that belongs to Him. Worship the Lord in the beauty of holy living. Psalm 29:2 (New Life Version)