Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
~~~ Wednesday Evening, June 30 ~~~ The evening news had just gone off and a favorite game show was coming on TV when we noticed ominous-looking clouds overhead. When I looked above me, I noticed a patch of blue. Even the birds are getting out of the way of the rain. Before long we were […]
~~~ Saturday Afternoon, June 26 ~~ We enjoyed a fabulous afternoon of bluegrass, smiles and laughter. Raymond and Cerwin Cerwin and his brother, Elvin. I don’t remember this man’s name. He is a friend of Bryan. It was good to hear Cerwin and Elvin singing. It has been a long time. We get together fairly […]
~~~ Saturday, June 26 ~~~ We came upon this open Amish carriage as we traveled to Jakey and Crystal’s (our niece) house. They live about half hour from us. Crystal is the daughter of Cerwin’s brother, Elvin. We were surprised to see these wheat/or barley shocks (can’t quite tell). We don’t often see shocks in […]
We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
When I got up shortly after 4:30 am, I was fascinated by the full moon shining in our kitchen windows. A moon like this compels me to go outside with my camera. The moon was even prettier one hour later as the sun was coming up in the east. The internet tells me this is […]
It has been fun to see our Red-headed Woodpeckers fairly often during the late spring and early summer. I googled this bird and learned a few fun facts about them. They are One of the most skillful flycatchers among the North American woodpecker species. One-third of their diet is insects and two-thirds is plant materials […]
~~~ Sunday, June 20 ~~~ It was a pleasant – leaning toward warm – afternoon to be enjoying lunch on Jere and Kristen’s deck. When Kristen was looking for something masculine for napkin rings, she noticed these small rolls of black electrical tape at the Dollar Store. How creative. Each person was encouraged to take […]
~~~ Sunday, June 20 ~~~ Early morning on Father’s Day. I love hazy, pastel mornings. Looking toward the farm. Earlier in the week Jere and Kristen asked if we were doing anything for Father’s Day lunch. We didn’t have plans and were delighted to enjoy a meal with their family. We went right after church, […]
I watched a female downy as she ignored a pesty, domineering wren – and kept on eating suet. Finally the angry wren attacked the downy by biting her. Somedays I think the wren is convinced that it owns the birdfeeders and their contents. 🙂 Finally the downy gave up and left until the wren was […]
~~~ Saturday, June 19 ~~~ Late in the week I noticed that my friend Nancy announced on Facebook that there was a neighborhood yard/garage sale – mentioning that she had pies for sale. We love pies (and I’ve heard that she makes good ones), I ordered a mixed berry. When we were there, we also […]
Oh, the beauty of early summer.
~~~ Thursday Afternoon, June 17 ~~~ She knew the TFC Global office staff would be there, but there were a few surprises! That is Chris and Clair Leaman (son and father) hiding on the left. Ron Fraser, TFC Global President and CEO is on the right. Clair was working in the TFC office at the […]
~~~ Tuesday, June 15 ~~~ Cerwin decided it was time to give the patio dogwood tree a trim. I know when he tells me that he is going to trim a tree – it will look quite different when he is finished. 🙂 Now I can see the bird feeders again.
We love you! Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
~~~ Most of these pictures were taken during the past three months. ~~~ They are some of the prettiest birds that come to our feeders during the summer. I went online to find some fun facts about goldfinches. They are found across most of North America, though they avoid thick forests. Only breeding males are […]
~~~ Monday Morning, June 14 – 4:56 am ~~~ I love when I get up early and one of our neighborhood skunks is eating dogfood or old birdseed or suet. If I want these critters to eat old birdseed or suet, I put it in a ground feeder, hoping they will eat that and not […]