‘Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Resist the devil, and he will leave you.’ So what does that involve? ‘ Cleanse your hands and purify your thoughts those of us who are double minded.’( Stop doing wrong. ) As was yesterdayWe walked backBack to where the paths follow the blackthorn hedges.AContinue reading “Black thorn again…”
Category Archives: vegetation, nature
Black thorn/Prunus spinosa
God speaking:”Call me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you don’t know. “ We can choose what we think, and those thoughts shape who we are. David speaking: ” Your Word God is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Sandy says time spentContinue reading “Black thorn/Prunus spinosa”
Violets and Primroses
“Happy are those who have God for their help, whose hope is in the LORD their GOD: Praise the LORD which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keeps truth for ever: which executes judgement for the oppressed… ” Psalm 146:5-7 An unexpectedly large number of violets have grownContinue reading “Violets and Primroses”
Adding grape hyacinths…
Here is a short dramatic story from the Bible: Where it happened and what was said. Jesus straight away on the Sabbath day walked into the synagogue and taught… and sitting there was a person with an unclean spirit and this is what they shouted: ‘ Let us alone, what have we to do withContinue reading “Adding grape hyacinths…”
Sabbath circular walk Stonor
The Lord speaking: ‘Execute true judgement, and show mercy and compassion to your brothers and sisters and don’t oppress the widows and the fatherless, the strangers and the poor. And don’t let any of you imagine evil about your brother or sister.’ Zechariah 7: 9,10 ( Sandy’s summary of what was written so long agoContinue reading “Sabbath circular walk Stonor”
A Beswick jug of vegetation
I am so pleased with my find. A turquoise 1930s Beswick Art Deco Jug made in Stoke on Trent. It was under £20. The vegetation in the jug from our garden is: The hyacinth in the jug is from a number that has come back naturally this year. Hyacinth is a perennial, but with allContinue reading “A Beswick jug of vegetation”
…and so I painted four tulips,one white rose…
I saw some wonderful paintings by Word Press users, I was so pleased, and then I wanted to shape my own. I reduced the number of flowers, and here is how I experienced them. I enjoyed ‘ the doing’ … Religion God with a loud voice. I have often heard, ” The Lord was notContinue reading “…and so I painted four tulips,one white rose…”
Narcissus, roses and tulips
Jesus said some difficult things here is just one: ” You have heard love your neighbour and hate your enemy, but I say love your enemies and bless those who curse you!” A challenge ! Where does one start? I looked at the formal roses, then at the white jug of tulips and the pickedContinue reading “Narcissus, roses and tulips”
Spheres on Lupin leaves
The plant has only started to grow. It could send flower spikes up three feet, like the hundreds growing freely in Scandinavia. Pink, purple, lavendar, and white with all the shades in between in vivid contrast with all the different greens of their surroundings. This plant is in the cupboard planter now, hopefully away fromContinue reading “Spheres on Lupin leaves”
Camellia and Daffidol frost – burnt?
Poetry ‘Frost- burnt ‘ is an adjective used in the late 1600s and used by a diarist and writer John Evelyn in 1670. I wrote the words frost- burnt and then asked myself: ‘ Is this a word?’ Thank you, AI. Here are my thoughts with photographs and a poem. Camellia and daffidol frost –Continue reading “Camellia and Daffidol frost – burnt?”
…and so I painted the Crocus
Notice the blade of grass.It matters, or doesn’t it? And so I tried to paint a crocus… Asking AI how many times a crocus can open and close I got not a number but the answer to how. They close at night and when it is dull. They open in warmth and especially direct sun.Continue reading “…and so I painted the Crocus”
Daffidols and crocus 2025
Isaiah speaking from a time well known in Near Eastern history, spanning the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz: ‘ For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty and everyone that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low.’ Isaiah 2:12 Now Zephaniah ( 640-609B.C.) ‘Continue reading “Daffidols and crocus 2025”