July, August and September how do you show these warm months. Here are three photographs. It is the ordinary about each that is extraordinary. Ordinary lavender with scabious. Extraordinarily all three stalks bend to the heat differently. A lily and a nasturtium bloom together. The extraordinary for our garden and the ordinary. Then this AmerillaContinue reading “The extraordinary ordinary”
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A jug and a plate.
It was used for oil on our childhood table. It is pressed glass. Today it holds a few stems from the garden. It was difficult for the usually resiliant cosmos to grow. I grew it from seed and placed it in a container difficult to reach with a watering can. We have three small plantsContinue reading “A jug and a plate.”
An arch way/ a line of trees
This post first looks at God as infinite, I then remember some museum experiences where a famous artist grapples with infinity. I end with some ‘ thought poetry’ and two photographs of my own with a simple self expression of infinity. Moses speaking: ‘Before the mountains were brought into existence, or even before You formedContinue reading “An arch way/ a line of trees”
An abundance of chlorophytum comosum
Here are two other ways of saying abundance: an excessive supply, plenty. I took the plantlets with their fine green white green leaves or white green white leaves Two varieties if you care to look closely. I gave each their own space in a small pot. What next? I left them to be taken byContinue reading “An abundance of chlorophytum comosum”
Four trees…
the zig-zag tree, the wounded tree, the blown over tree, and the chopped down tree. All oak trees except for the zig-zag tree. Let us start with the zig-zag tree I photographed 24 May 2021 and later painted for a post. Here it is in 2026:
Skies
When clouds break, focus is on what is below. Our world,our clouds, our sky. When clouds frame blue sky we look at the detail, we notice the fraying edges and the grey with white in the below centre. Our shrubs, trees, clouds and sky. When storm clouds part a little to see the palest ofContinue reading “Skies”
A dry spell ‘sculpture’ in a vase
Jesus speaking: ‘ Whoever drinks the water from the well will be thirsty again: But whoever drinks the water I will give them will never thirst, but the water I give will be in the person a water springing up into ever lasting life.’ The woman: ‘Sir, give me that water.’ These words are recalledContinue reading “A dry spell ‘sculpture’ in a vase”
A teacup of parsley
Surely every person lives with a habitual routine moving through daily life like a shadow… And now Lord what do I wait for? My hope is in YOU. Save me from what I do wrong so foolish people don’t point it out. Psalm 39:6,7,8 ( I have made it my own looking at the Hebrew.Continue reading “A teacup of parsley”
Cracking rocks and broken coral.
Where are we? First this is called coral strand , Carraroe, county Galway a place of few rare coral and maerl strands in the county. I knew it was special when I saw it but secondly only really found out when I researched this unique place a few hours later. I knew the texture wasContinue reading “Cracking rocks and broken coral.”
A cuas
A cuas is an Irish word for a small tidal inlet. They are found throughout southwest Ireland the plural is cuasa. We with others had the joy of being parked in the company of one. Here are three photographs and below each some words about what love is. Love suffers long, and is kind… LoveContinue reading “A cuas”
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”
Streets and plants from our time so far in Germany
We see and file File and see With many others we look and wonder how much is all the same? Streets and buildings, plants with flowers How much is different and how much the same? Our world with borders Our world with large water ways Different in management but then needs are similar. Water toContinue reading “Streets and plants from our time so far in Germany”