Today is 7th April 2026 and I was born on this day in 1956. This post has a tea cup of spring garden flowers as a celebration of thankfulness to all those who have been part of these past 70 years. Without laughter you can have tears. Without love you may be bitter and hate.Continue reading “Spring flowers 2026”
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A summary
What is a summary? ‘ A brief, concise restatement of the main facts, a work omittimg details. It captures the essential gist of the original content.’ Dictionary. This post will have two summaries: one of time in three photographs and two paintings, and one so vast in in its expanse of ages that I willContinue reading “A summary”
Savill Garden 2026
Yesterday, Roy and I enjoyed time with the Over 60’s club in Savill Garden. It is good to be with those in their mid nineties showing us young ones how much enjoyment there is from time spent in a garden. Here I will share four photographs taken from yesterday’s experience in this garden, with threeContinue reading “Savill Garden 2026”
The dandelions and a daffodil.
This post was supposed to have the title Dandilions and Gorse, both are in bloom. The dandilions anywhere and everywhere the gorse in the open moorland and roadsides. I put two containers out. One for the hollow, smooth stem of the dandelion the other for the thorny twig of gorse. My question was were theyContinue reading “The dandelions and a daffodil.”
Wisley March 2026
‘ God has made everything beautiful in its time.’ Ecclesiastes 3:11 A visit with three surprises for us. Firstly, we did not expect to see the 40 cherry trees in bloom. Why? Because last year they were in full bloom on 30 March 2025. This year, 2026 they began to bloom early with reports ofContinue reading “Wisley March 2026”
They are the same height now…
Nasturtium on the left and sunflowers on the right. First let us look at the trailing single mixed seed of nasturtium that has germinated into tall plants. The latin name ‘nasus tortus’ means twisted nose – refering to the facial reaction to their sharp taste. The leaf, seed and flower are edible and high inContinue reading “They are the same height now…”
A Sabbath walk of 3.5 miles Coopers Hill, LanghamPonds, Runnymede.
Jeremiah speaks: ‘ For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’ Jeremiah 29:11 And Then Paul speaks: ‘ For by grace you are saved through faith: and not of yourselves: it is a giftContinue reading “A Sabbath walk of 3.5 miles Coopers Hill, LanghamPonds, Runnymede.”
We saw those last year…
11.03 Wednesday 18 March 2026 8.09 Friday 20 March 2026 These weren’t here like this last year. The bulbs have multiplied. What is time? Years, months, days, hours, now! Here is what a German monk said. He was born in 1260 and died in 1328. He was tried by Pope John XXII for being aContinue reading “We saw those last year…”
Light and Oscar Claude Monet
First light as mentioned in Genesis then Isaiah and Revelations an interesting journey of its own. Then secondly a visit we made yesterday to the National Gallery London and then in the evening Roy and I were in the audience of the Charing Cross Theatre for a musical ‘A Mirrored Monet’. Let us travel firstContinue reading “Light and Oscar Claude Monet”
Sunshine on leaves
Now we have sunshine The rose leaves are edged in red A wonder of spring. ‘…the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will He hold back from those that walk uprightly…’ Words for uprightly: integrity, righteousness, sincere obedience to God’s commands. Jesus speaking: ‘Continue reading “Sunshine on leaves”
March trees and travel to…
the heart. This is going to be an odd post because I discovered something I didn’t know about the heart but first the trees. I want to have a record of some trees in March on the Long Walk in Windsor and then some in Popeswood Meadow. Here are three from each. The three aboveContinue reading “March trees and travel to…”
Garden plants
This post looks at four plants in the garden with a conversation between Paul and Timothy, except we do not know what Timothy’s answers are, perhaps we have our own personal answers to what is said. Let us first look at a garden plant in each case. Here is the first tulip to open aboveContinue reading “Garden plants”