At the exact moment Jesus died the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom; there was an earthquake…we no longer needed the priest to go in through that curtain for us. We could speak to Jesus our High Priest, who through the forgiveness of our sins makes us perfect in Him.
Matthew 27: 51 ( Sandy’s added words.)
Bergenia crassifolia and Lonicera nitida the small hedging plant.
I’m grateful for these.
The Bergenia is free of snail nibbles while the Loniceria hasn’t been affected by box blight as has the two box balls I had to carefully take out.
It is what it is.
Naturally crinkled on a thick leathery leaf.
Stalks of small leaves purposefully spaced.
A contrast.
Together the great and the least.
The big and the small.
Leaves in the garden.
People think edges are bad, but they are really there to keep us from falling to pieces. They don’t hold us back, they hold us in. They hold us together.
Lisa Mangum 1974 ( American author of young adult romance.)
A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow 1807-1882 (American poet and educator.)
The thorns which I have reaped are of the tree I planted, they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.
Lord Byron. English Romantic poet.( He died in Missolonghi, Greece from a fever in 1824 at the age of 36 . ) He seems so young to be saying this. I wonder how life was treating him… I need to find out some time…
bulging veins and crisp edges.
Then fresh snow drops,
new this week ,
bowing to the aged leaves.
this special space getting the care it needs for spring
A pleasure to see.
The day has been pleasant weather wise. I hope yours is too.
Sandy 🙂
ROADS WE TRAVEL AND DESTINATIONS REACHED 
Enjoyed catching up with you and your posts this evening, Sandy, wishing you a wonderful weekend!
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Thank you! May yours be filled with Eagles! 🤣
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I love the quote about edges and we certainly all need the boundaries to guide us through life🙏🏻 Beautiful little snowdrops with the promise of spring👏 Thank you Sandy for sharing your thoughts too
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Thank you for reading. Yes ‘edges’ /values help us get through many strange situations . God is good.
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Lovely thinking about edges. You always find such interesting quotes!
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Thank you . I revisit my own posts for the quotes. They are a great help. People from so many walks of life have said interesting things often from deep experience.
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