When you feel chewed up by life
Some bug has taken up residence on my Hoopes rose this summer and has been eating the leaves to smithereens. Here you can see the chewed up leaves … I really liked this photo of the raindrops on…
Blooming tenaciously!
In spite of the setback of having their leaves eaten off by the deer, the hostas are blooming tenaciously! I find this to be so inspiring! In life we go through seasons and times when it feels as…
Go … and replicate yourself.
Growing alongside the raspberries in my garden are a couple of strawberry plants. This strawberry plant here is one which hubby and I purchased three years ago from a fancy schmancy garden nursery. Much to my surprise this…
Raspberry Lessons: Parenting!
As I was picking raspberries I came across this grouping of berries up underneath the vines and leaves. My immediate “blink” reaction was: That’s just like parenting! These berries are not ready to be picked yet. They are…
Raspberry Lessons: High and lofty!
I was out in the garden picking raspberries in the cool quiet of the early morning. As I gazed up at the highest raspberries reaching for the sky … the thought suddenly struck me: those raspberries way up…
Raspberry Lessons: When people aren’t exactly what you expect.
Hubby and I purchased our raspberry plants several years ago. It was the middle of the winter, and Home Depot had little cardboard tubes of raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries for sale just outside the front entrance. Hubby and…
Blueberry lessons!
What better thing to do on a Saturday morning than to go blueberry picking! Hubby and I arrived at the U-pick farm bright and early. Hardly anyone else was there. We grabbed our buckets and checked the sign…
Poppy blooms! … and seed pods!
Last fall someone very special from Idaho gathered her poppy seeds from her own poppy plants and sent them to me as a gift. Poppies are her favorite flowers. I generously spread poppy seeds in every container I…
We all need a little support!
Mid-July is usually when the very first green beans are ready to be picked … and eaten! Yay! So I went out to the garden to see how the beans were doing. Lo and behold … the poor…
Joys of June – the raspberries are blooming!
The raspberries have just started blooming! Just look at that beautiful star-shape of a bloom! As I admire the intricate design of the star-shaped bloom I can’t help but praise God for his amazing creativity and beautiful design…