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”
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Wisley after a long dry spell.
‘And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom he had formed.’ Genesis 2: 7,8 (but I like the versesContinue reading “Wisley”
The dry meadow
Today it has been raining and we are pleased. The three photographs above record the yellow of the wildflower meadow, the areas around the veteran oaks and how the pond has shrunk in Popeswood meadow. This week we will see change as rain comes to green the grass and relieve the shrubs and trees fromContinue reading
A vase with two sides
This post starts with a happening in the 6th Century BC. At this time Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon. He was the one who had already had a dream about the world from his time to the end of time (Daniel 2) but this next dream was a ‘nature ‘ dream. Here is Daniel’s interpretationContinue reading “A vase with two sides”
The trees of our garden
Yesterday I was sad, today I am glad. It is raining. Will there be enough for the Rowan tree or only for the grass and ground cover plants. Yesterday I was curious to know why the red berries of the Rowan hadn’t been eaten. Today I know that the birds wait for the first frostsContinue reading “The trees of our garden”
Sunflowers 2026
I brought in three sunflowers all from one broken stem. Here they are with my tortoise signature, something I had from childhood found in a box of second hand things. I have placed close ups of these sunflowers to break up this post. A different sort of post. I start with something I have beenContinue reading “Sunflowers 2026”
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”
Two places, two people…
Notice boards at places give information enough for more than the journey of where you are. They help you to meet people from long ago as well as the present exciting environment. Here are two places: Killary Fjord and Glencar Waterfall and lake. The people are Ludwig Wittgenstein and William Butler Yeat. My first photographContinue reading “Two places each with a person”
The Sky Road
The Sky Road is a famous 16km scenic coastal loop starting and ending in Clifton, County Galway. In this post I present 5 photographs from this special drive and celebrate a Bible verse with different meanings for the last word comfort. Here is Paul speaking: ‘ God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,Continue reading “The Sky Road”
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.”
… the Shannon
The river Shannon is the major river on the island of Ireland and at 360km (224 miles) in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of 16,900km² approximately one fifth of the area of Ireland. Next to the River Shanon in Limerick isContinue reading “… the Shannon”
Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head
These three are close to each other on The Ring of Kerry. This 179 km (111 mile) circular tourist route is around the Iveragh Peninsula in county Kerry Ireland. This post will look at two gardens in Sneem, a village where a river meets the sea, then the colourful stones of Waterville and views fromContinue reading “Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head”