Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
August 18-20, 2026 In our attempt to make our yard easier to care for, we had 21 tree stumps removed. These two bugged us the most because they were close to the road where everyone could see them. There were a few stumps from when we cut down a dead tree before construction of our […]
I dislike when we have to cut down trees on our property, but these two are fairly close to the northside of our house – next to the garage – and we were concerned about the possibility of them or large branches coming down on our house during the two severe storms we had during […]
Some are skinny and scrawny others are full and fluffy. 🙂
Today I decided to walk around our yard to show you what our woodlot looks like in late summer. The Hosta leaves are on their way out for the season. There are a few weed flowers on the edge of the woods. I think these will soon be turning a dark purple. Our trees are […]
The muggy, hot, rainy weather has produced many mushrooms in our yard.
I had fun watching a Tiger Swallowtail flitting from flower to flower in our yard.
It feels like we have had a time of rain almost every day for the past week – and that is good for our yards, gardens, and crops. It is difficult to imagine that the ground is quite dry in other areas of our country – some places not so far from here. Our valley […]
Thursday, August 6
It is always fun to go to the produce table after worship services during the summer and fall seasons at White Oak Church. This is where people bring items from their farm or garden. Today there was a variety of things like cucumbers, red beets, tomatoes, flowers, and sweet potatoes. We chose this vase of […]
Facebook We love you and are blessed that God placed you in our family. Grandpa and Grandma High
During the past few weeks we have noticed a new crop in our little valley – acres of sunflowers. We drive by them every time we drive south or southwest. Yesterday we took time to stop and get photos. I expect they will be harvested for birdseed. I am interested in seeing how they will […]