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Nine days in the Netherlands

Today has been cold, rainy and windy but I have enjoyed looking at the photographs of where we have been. Here are nine that I thought you might like. A wool shop in Leiden. A 6 am sunrise. The vegetable garden as part of the University of Leiden Botanical Garden. The Geul River flowing throughContinue reading “Nine days in the Netherlands”

Amsterdam

Blue Monday or Monday Blues? The mirrors on the ceiling in Amsterdam Central reflected pale sandwiches eaten by cold children in yellow reflective jackets. We were all cold. The Westerkerk we gathered in for a concert that only happens on a Wednesday at 1 pm made Monday feel more blue. But we tourists all shelteredContinue reading “Amsterdam”

A visit to Den Haag

Visit a while this city from my experience of sight through my Iphone, and hearing with speech marks. It is mid morning we are sitting at a tram stop waiting for number 10 to the sea! There is the voice of a man, does he need help? The words become more distinct. ‘ Woe ye,Continue reading “A visit to Den Haag”

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”

Leiden

Paul uses these words about relationships between Christians: dissimulation: the act of concealing one’s true feelings, thoughts or intentions under a false “counterfeit” appearance, often called hypocrisy. abhor: detest, loathe, despise cleave: hold tightly to Then this is how he says it: Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to thatContinue reading “Leiden”

Sabbath walk of 4,5 miles in the Lewknor area.

The common chestnut tree… …and the red chestnut tree all in bloom with flint houses in the village of Lewknor. Where is this? We are walking from the village in an area which includes a national nature reserve, Aston Rowant. It is situated on the chalk escarpment of the Chilterns over-looking the Oxford Plain. IContinue reading “Sabbath walk of 4,5 miles in the Lewknor area.”

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”

Geums and forget-me-nots

Here are three thoughts about conversation: simplicity, godly sincerety, and this, ‘not fleshly wisdom.’ What is this? It seems to be opposite to simplicity and sincerity. It is conversation characterized by pride, selfish ambition, jealousy, manipulation and it has results which are division, disorder and spiritual death rather than life and wisdom. Here are theContinue reading “Geums and forget-me-nots”

Plants from past posts.

This post will have three photographs from 2026 and one from July 2021. The plants have all had their own posts and have continued to grow and change. From left to right: The yellow calendula bud is from seed originally from flowers in a 2021 post. It grew in a pot plant and free fromContinue reading “Plants from past posts.”

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 …”