Here is a little thought that has big consequences. It is said by Solomon in the Old Testament and James in the New Testament. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil and , and he will flee from you.Continue reading “A bundle of budlia buds”
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The apple tree and a bottle of thyme.
The four-fat-pig chime tinkles in the warm breeze, the black bucket fills with wind fall apples. The gnome sits looking down from the fork of the tree as it always has. The apple tree has its crown and we have our seventh priminister in ten years. The chime in the middle top of the pictureContinue reading “The apple tree and a bottle of thyme.”
Looking in the cupboard
…and unpacking something Paul said to the Galations. So how succinctly did he say this using sowing seeds as his summary of something important? Don’t be deceived God is not mocked: for what a person sows they reap. Those who sow to the flesh reap corruption, those who sow to the Spirit reap life everlasting.Continue reading “Looking in the cupboard”
A jug of cardoons
Here is one affect of our heat wave amongst many. One tall stem of the cardoon broke off. I didn’t carry water for it, I thought it was drought resistant and that it was growing well in the heat. I was wrong. Sadly I took off the branch and gave the plant two buckets ofContinue reading “A jug of cardoons”
Christmas colours and a Beech tree
A little advice from long ago: Learn to do well, seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow… Come now let us reason together says the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,they shall be as white as snow. Be willing and obedient. Isaiah 1: 16- 18 I didn’t include 16Continue reading “Christmas colours and a Beech tree”
Beautiful
Here are some idioms: a sight for sore eyes, easy on the eyes, picture perfect. And here are some other words for beautiful perhaps ones you don’t immediately think of: mesmerizing, elegant, mysteriously powerful… A rose on a shrub they say can last three to four days for fragrant varieties and seven to fourteen daysContinue reading “Beautiful”
The story of the stressed pear tree.
First something from Paul telling the Philippians how to cope with stress: Talk to God by first saying thank you, then ask/ tell God about everything not being careful about saying anything and then God’s peace, which is not understood, will keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus. I have made it my ownContinue reading “The story of the stressed pear tree.”
A garden in the early hours…
It was 2am it was too hot to sleep. It is said that when it is too hot our core body temperature cannot drop, which prevents us from producing sleep hormones like melatonin. Anne Marrow Lindbergh has said ‘good conversation is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.’ AndContinue reading “A garden in the early hours…”
A green vase
Here is a quote from E.G.White who lived around about 1844 and then Micah 8th century BC. ‘ Jesus doesn’t wish for those who have been bought with His blood to become the sport of Satan’s temptations. He doesn’t want us to be overwhelmed and die. He was the one who stopped the lions eatingContinue reading “A green vase”
Green with pink
Two plants. Two different containers and a little in common. The great willow herb and myrtle spurge. Both are considered noxious weeds in the US but the myrtle spurge in the UK has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit and is valued in dry, Mediterranean style rock gardens. The willow herbContinue reading “Green with pink”
Scabiosa atropurpurea…
…grown from seed in 2025 and blooming now in 2026. I am so pleased. To celebrate I placed them alone in a copper jug that once belonged to Mum Dorothy and Dad Brian. A well travelled vase. I will also include a photograph of where these plants have thrived in the garden. These stalks haveContinue reading “Scabiosa atropurpurea…”
Haltern Am See and Hohe Mark forest
To start a verse about strangers written by Moses as God speaking. I found this intersting: If a stranger stays with you in your land, you will not annoy/irritate or distress them with petty provocations. They will be as one born among you, and you will love them as yourself. Leviticud 19:33,34 One law/decree/ ruleContinue reading “Haltern Am See and Hohe Mark forest”