Here is something David wrote. First he makes a statement, asks questions and then gives answers. ‘ In the LORD I put my trust. How can you tell my true self and inner consciousness to fly like a bird looking for safety in a mountain? Because the wicked are getting their weapons ready so thatContinue reading “A Sabbath walk near Old Windsor”
Category Archives: vegetation, nature
Stop to…
pray Here are some reasons to kneel to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: To request that He give you from the riches of His glory inner strength and spiritual endurance. That Christ may be in your hearts by faith and that you will have roots like a plant grounded in love. That youContinue reading “Stop to…”
Green
Green vase, deep green wood spurge, glaucose myrtle spurge, and grey-green cardoon. All greens.I wanted to see them together because they really don’t like the same planting areas. Let us look at each one.Myrsinites, myrtle spurge Euphorbiaceae. The leaves are spirally arranged and bluish-green. They have a white liquid when you cut the stem thatContinue reading “Green”
How long does it take?
First three thoughts from Solomon, David and Isaiah. Thoughts from ancient times. ‘ Ponder the path of your feet and let all your ways be established. Don’t turn to the right or left, remove your feet from evil.’ ‘ You will show me the path of life in your presence is fulness of joy, atContinue reading “How long does it take?”
Bittercress
There is the Common Bittercress and the Greater Bittercress in our garden. They belong to the Brassicaceae family and this morning with the temperature up at 12-17C it was relatively warm to look around the garden. Speaking to a young horticultural student yesterday and my saying how many snails I found on the daffidols sheContinue reading “Bittercress”
Herbs in jars
The garden has no different flowers to give but it does have herbs. Green: in bright and pale, size: in small and large. Sage and bay in matt and gloss. Mint, sage, thyme and rosemary in small pieces on this day when hands and noses go red on a walk. I took and put themContinue reading “Herbs in jars”
Winter stalks,Cardoon and garlic…
This morning before 7:30 the sky was grey and fine droplets of water moved in the air. I looked up at the tops of the trees in the garden and thought of how much was happening for these living stalks. I then looked down at what was already grey and green. This post is goingContinue reading “Winter stalks,Cardoon and garlic…”
…so I put them together.
‘And now living together is faith, hope, love but the greatest of these three is love.’ 1Corinthians 13:13 Seen + given + had = together I saw the arches of white and maroon brambles at Wisley A friend gave me a bunch of daffidols I had a vase from Cornwall and a pair of candleContinue reading “…so I put them together.”
Weather
First let us look at two uses of weather; the noun and the verb. The noun weather has its meaning in earth and sky. It is what the atmosphere is like at a particular time and place as far as cloud cover, sunshine, wind and rain. The verb weather can refer to something changing inContinue reading “Weather”
Lines from the tides.
Paul says this in his prayer to God for the people living in Colossae: ‘I pray that you are filled with the knowledge of God’s will. This will has wisdom and spiritual understanding. This is evident in the way you live your life which (like a tree) is fruitful in doing good things and youContinue reading “Lines from the tides.”
Plants
Plants Plants tumbling Plants on a march, right place, right plant,right place, right plant, fields of them. Plants with little soil, little care, but sea air and sun. A mug from Saint Albans Cathedral a gift from our son. Today it has Calendulas and a few stems of Oxalis (Bermuda buttercup) bright yellow and lemon.Continue reading “Plants”
Falesia Beach (2)
This post is a sequence in 4 minutes of five photographs. I didn’t realize at the time what I had captured of this space in light colour, shades and tints. The times: 15:40,41,42,(I took two)43 44. Here are three very different thoughts about attention: The first from Antisthenes: ‘ Pay attention to your enemies, forContinue reading “Falesia Beach (2)”