Babies in the Bush

Execpt these babies are hidden in their safe little shells- and their mother is not at all friendly! When any of us are remotely near her precious babies she and her mate screech uncontrollably and dive at our heads, threatening to attack us! I can understand, though- they're simply trying to protect their offspring. Still, it does make capturing photos a challenge! 

On Flowers...

Aren't the colors and textures of this flower simply gorgeous? Forgive me for all of my floral pictures, but I really can't help it. I'm just drawn to flowers. To me, they speak of so much life and beauty in God. How could anyone look at a blossom as it opens up, or the grass as it keeps growing after its been cut and say, "there is no God?"

I think that the photo below is my favorite- so pretty!

Which one is your favorite?

Daisies in a Bouquet

Their loveliness was only exceeded by the sight of Viv's sweet face peeking over the top of the freshly harvested bouquet. I love her!

Spring Strawberries

From tiny white blossoms,

To fuzzy green berries,

To, finally, juicy red fruit that tastes ever so much better than store-bought. So much so that there were hardly any berries left for me to take a photo of!

Lovely Signs of Warmer Weather...

sustain us through the rain, fog and cold mornings.

Lovely Lilacs Are Blooming...

...without and within.

A collection of recycled glass bottles hold stalks of fragrant lilacs on my nightstand,

while a vase full of them acts as a book-end. They fill my bedroom with such a light floral scent that it even makes waking up a delicious pleasure!

And I couldn't resist adding one more to the old piano.

Paganini-Liszt's Theme and Variations played to the fragrance of lilacs is simply beautiful.

The Vegetables of our Labors

This year our family planted a garden... add a couple raised beds, some huge overgrown tomatoes, peppers, and corn, and you get our garden. Yep.
When we first planted our plants, everything was in neat, cute little rows, and everything was contained inside of the raised beds. People who walked by would often stop to admire our yard, complimenting Dad and Mom on "How nice it all looked!" I thought it was nice too.


Until everything decided to grow up.



Above are our pumpkins and corn. Our pumpkins were supposed to grow on the ground around the corn, but as you can see, they're almost half as tall as the corn!



What does all of this garden produce translate into? Canning. Of course.
I'm off work today so Mom's going to have me help with canning some more green beans and beets. Fun!!!

Flowers... Again

I know I just did a post on flowers but on my way to work the other day I noticed how pretty some of the flowers are. Here are a couple pictures I took.

A Beautiful Promise

Isn't this absolutely gorgeous? The picture isn't of the best quality but last Monday Ri and I were outside after it had rained and this is the sight that met our eyes. When I looked at the rainbow I was reminded of the verse in Genesis 9:12 that says, And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations. Isn't it marvelous how God's promises are everlasting!