‘ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes from the Father of lights with whom is no variableness/ inconsistency. He isn’t chaotic and vacillating…’ James 1:17. ( The context is interesting.) Aster flowers now brown. They were still blooming purple when we left 11 Nov 2025 and I wasn’t goingContinue reading “The first garden daffidol 2026 and…”
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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?”
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”
From sedum to a…
The first lines of Psalms 121: 1,2 ‘I will lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.’ And so we cut the sedum back after all the indecision of the early autumn when it was leaning on the chivesContinue reading “From sedum to a…”
Autumn leaves from fruit bearers.
Paul speaking: ‘ Don’t be proud when trying to help someone who has been overtaken in a fault. Instead, carry/bear each others burdens. For if a person thinks themselves to be something , when they are nothing, they deceive themselves. But let every person prove their own work, and then have rejoicing in themselves aloneContinue reading “Autumn leaves from fruit bearers.”
The garden in two September vases.
Jesus speaking, written how Sandy understands it: ” There are two contrasting roads a broad one and a narrow one. They have two contrasting destinations. The broad, unfortunately, has more people on it and it leads to destruction. The narrow one has fewer people by contrast and leads to life.” I wish my words couldContinue reading “The garden in two September vases.”
Stones and vegetation in a vase
Here are two stories of such contrast in attitude to money. They are told close together in Mark. Mary takes a year’s salary, buys perfume, and washes Jesus’ feet. Mark 14:3-11 Jesus speaking: ” This action of Mary’s will be told all over the world as a memorial of her.” Judas sells Jesus for 30Continue reading “Stones and vegetation in a vase”
Rosemary and Lamb’s-ear.
…So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one can boast. 1Corinthians 3: 5-7 Ephesians 2: 8-9Continue reading “Rosemary and Lamb’s-ear.”