Category Archives: flowers

This is more than what you see. This is a memory of mom. She made 12 grey mats like this while living in Zimbabwe and brought them as a gift when she came to visit. I treasure them now and used them on the tables for ‘ Soup with friends’. This Saturday was the lastContinue reading “Mint and Thyme ( 3)”

Be kind to (yourself) and to each other. Ephesians 4:32 Lisianthus imported from a warm country . They usually grow in grasslands in countries like the USA, Mexico, and the Caribbean. They need some special care: Cut the stems at 45 degrees. Change the water every two days. Keep out of direct sunlight. They representContinue reading “Lisianthus”

What does God expect of us: Act justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly with God. Micah 6 :8 Autumn is a second spring  when every leaf is a flower. Albert Comus ( Algerian – French philosopher, author, dramatist, journalist) Today’s students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceiveContinue reading “Wysteria green to yellow”

It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and walked on. John 5:13 The petals are folding. The season of blooming is over. Soon, seed will lie in the ground. Heads are shrinking… Face crinkles and wrinkles are forming… stems are harder and brittle. It is winter on the way. TheContinue reading “5 seeding daisies, 2 balloon seed heads with an echinacea head.”

You are happy when you don’t share time with those who mock you. Psalm 1:1 (This is Sandy’s very brief wording . David says it far more strongly.) Out of that debris with a pronounced proboscis and orange legs scuttled  a hollyhock weevil. Here is a quote about debris which then led to some thoughtsContinue reading “A November Hollyhock”

This is Jesus talking: The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy: I come that you may have life and have it abundantly! Enjoy today! John 10 : 10 (Sandy’s understanding.) The nasturtium produces an oil similar to watercress (Nasturtium officinale). Hence, the flower’s common name, Nasturtium, which means nose twist in Latin. If youContinue reading “November nasturtium”

Crying may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 I went into the garden, picked the above plant stalks put them in a vase, drew them and painted them, then smiled at the heading. The road this post travelled continued to be weird… Autumn wins you best by this itsContinue reading “Fruit of bear’s breeches and stinking iris with blueberry leaves”

You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18 : 28 Deconstruct Reduce to its constituent parts in order to interpret it. I’m talking to you and it’s basically a direct communication, whereas if I’m writing a letter to you and you read the letter, there are like 12Continue reading “3 vases of flowers and a painting”

Will men and women consider how God regards the creatures he has made? He formed man’s mind. We do not think one noble thought that does not come from Him. He knows all the mysterious workings of the human mind, for did He not make it? God sees that sin has debased and degraded menContinue reading “Chrysanthemum and Sedum with leaves.”