Tag Archives: nature

Katwijk aan Zee Netherlands

I am first going to travel a while with the Lord’s Prayer as found in Matthew 6: 9-13 and compare what Jesus taught with what was written in the Old Testament. Isaiah is speaking to God, here he is in mid flow: ‘ Look down from heaven… doubtless You are our Father, our redeemer; YourContinue reading “Katwijk aan Zee Netherlands”

A Sabbath walk in farmland close to Leiden

Approximately 54% of the Netherlands total land area is used in agriculture, totalling about 1.8 to 2.2 million hectares. This post has five photographs and two verses expressing how the Bible, when read with prayer functions as a living word bringing change in one’s life. The cycle path and canal travel together through newly mowedContinue reading “A Sabbath walk in farmland close to Leiden”

Garden buds.

Paul tells the Christians of Philippi and anyone else who is interested this important information: My God will supply everything necessary for a faithful ministry not just financial , but emotional and spiritual. God’s supply is not limited because of His own vast resources in glory and our relationship with Jesus. Sandy’s wording. Here areContinue reading “Garden buds.”

An Iris with others.

What are the others? Green alkenet with small flowers that are not forget- me- nots. Then there is Squarrose knapweed. I don’t think I have put this in a vase before. The head is made of a cluster of bracts and the tip of the bract is bent out. Impressive in its detail. There areContinue reading “An Iris with others.”

Lines on plants…

A doxology Doxo (glory) Logia (saying) ” a word of glory” Ah, to know the love of Christ that passes all knowledge, that we may be filled with all the fulness of God. Now to Him who is able to do more than we are able to think, according to the power that works inContinue reading “Lines on plants…”

Reflective hairs

This morning in the early morning sunlight the new leaves of lamb’s ear, dusty miller, and cardoon all shone white-grey. Each leaf is new this spring as they are all perennials and no dust or grime is on any of them. Their soft texture is due to tiny reflective hairs which reduce water loss, andContinue reading “Reflective hairs”

God and …

the wrinkles on a new courgette leaf, the apple blossoms among the branches above my head, the green and black fly on the pear tree, the paint on my brush… There is nothing like ” trying to know ” to show one how far above your head something is. There is nothing like me tryingContinue reading “God and …”

Sabbath circular walk of 5 miles from Eton through Windsor

Our walk was in brilliant sunshine with blue skies. People were relaxed and enjoying the banks of the Thames near Windsor and Eton was busy. The open fields were filled with growing green while cricket was being played on a finer cut space. In this post I will use what I photographed to illustrate myContinue reading “Sabbath circular walk of 5 miles from Eton through Windsor”

Bluebells,poem and two books.

This is a different post. Why? Because it has something about books and a walk this morning where I tried to capture the sound made by a Great Spotted Woodpecker then there is also a poem I wrote on 5 April 2022. I will start with the books. I am reading John C Lennox God,Continue reading “Bluebells,poem and two books.”

The Sedum and the apple tree 2026

First here is a friend of Job, Eliphaz giving his friend who has lost so much some advice: Receive the law from His mouth and store them in your heart. Job then answers: I have not gone back from His commandments from His lips, I have respected the words of His mouth more than myContinue reading “The Sedum and the apple tree 2026”

Maroon, burgundy, ruby as seen in the garden and

…in a vase Acer leaves to the left from a young tree Roy planted last year. Here it is in the garden. Small and dwarfed but one day it will have its reflection in the water with the others. Then the other stems are from the Photinia, Red Robin. It is in full bloom againstContinue reading “Maroon, burgundy, ruby as seen in the garden and”