Religion Here is something unusual that Jesus said, but first, the context. After being tempted in the wilderness, Jesus went to live in Capernaum and began to preach. What? Jesus speaking: ” Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Later He saw two brothers, Peter and Andrew, fishing, and he spoke to them:Continue reading “The Bluebell Woods”
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Yesterday near Pangbourne
On our Sabbath walk. We have had our spring hour change, and it is great to have longer sunny days. Our walk was through the town of Pangbourne and then into the fields. Here are three photographs of how I saw it and below each photograph a promise. ‘Commit your way to the Lord, trustContinue reading “Yesterday near Pangbourne”
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”
If I could share a tulip…
‘ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will live in the house of the Lord for ever.’ Psalm 23 : 6 If I could share a tulip with you, MumIt would be the first this spring, 2025The yellow went to orange as the hours went intoContinue reading “If I could share a tulip…”
A Sabbath walk near Frilsham
Jesus speaking: ” Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Don’t let your mind be troubled, nor let it be afraid.” John 14: 27 We walked mostly in different woodland areas: young Christmas trees planted in fine rows, large areas of trees still in green protection – wrap and then mixedContinue reading “A Sabbath walk near Frilsham”
Wisley
This is the prophet Micah speaking in the last half of the 8th century BC : “God has shown you what is good and what He needs from you; to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” ( Sandy’s way of reading it . This verse is found inContinue reading “Wisley”
A Sabbath walk near the horseshoe lake Finchampstead.
C old and L ovely O nly ever U ndone in rain D own it comes S omewhere! Clouds. They are fluffy and surrounded in blue in every photograph. We walked briskly in the ice-cold air, our hands red if not in our pockets. No gloves in March! It was a beautiful day to walkContinue reading “A Sabbath walk near the horseshoe lake Finchampstead.”
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”
A Sabbath walk from Winchfield Hurst
Jesus speaking: ‘ Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.’ Matthew 5:5 ( meek – someone who shows patient restraint) The pale blue line with wiggles is the Basingstoke canal linking to London. Opened in 1794 to carry flour, timber, coal, etc. to the big city. What we need to admire isContinue reading “A Sabbath walk from Winchfield Hurst”
Two twigs of Viburnum tinus
Looking closely It is how things come together that make one smile. A piece of cliff rock once washed over by the Atlantic Ocean when lying next to a Scandinavian pottery vase on my table looked good together. Then the Viburnum tinus that has struggled with disease is now really disease free this spring, soContinue reading “Two twigs of Viburnum tinus”
The frost on the first daffidol 2025
Religion Saint John was living on Patmos as a prisoner for his faith in Jesus when He wrote this either during the reign of Nero AD 54-68 or that of Vespassian AD 69-79. John is speaking: ‘ And there was war in heaven: Michael ( Jesus) and His angels fought against the dragon ( theContinue reading “The frost on the first daffidol 2025”
There is frost on the grass and its March!
Isaiah speaking: ‘Who directs the Spirit of the Lord? Or being His counsellor has taught Him?’ One of many questions. Isaiah 40 :13…( this chapter continues with this comment: ‘ the nations are as a drop in the bucket…it gets interesting!) The garden was frosted to dayIt is MarchI caught sight of the bulk of theContinue reading “There is frost on the grass and its March!”