What a
beautiful weekend! Two such lovely days have a host of things deciding
to check out the sunshine--even the ferns are coming up. No buds on the
iris--yet. Sigh. And I'm getting a little paranoid about the old apple,
old dogwood, and the many redbuds. Only one redbud is even thinking
about blooming so far. The pear trees and apple trees in the orchard are
blooming though--place your orders now.
God is certainly a lover of the beautiful. Yet, He reminds us of its
fleeting nature. The external beauty of the natural world is so
temporary. Only the soul grows more and more lovely as time passes.
The wildflower of the week--in case you missed the picture show--is the
violet. So many shades of purple blue, multicolored beauties too, and
myriads of white, and even an occasional yellow. The shady parts of the
Acres are a veritable carpet of violets. And as you can infer from my
cover photo--love those Johnny Jumpups as Mom used to call them. May
their tribe increase!
I moved a few things this weekend--as always.
Planted a couple new things as well--there's always room for more at The
Acres. Weeded some--the rain has made that a little easier. But it's an
eternal job--or at least, an until I go Home job. And I'm losing.
Lawnmower Guy Dave got the old beast primed for another year. I've even
picked out where I plan to succumb to my pathitis this year--two new
paths in the wild area coming up. And one path is going to be re-worked.
I will in a sense of fairness let two paths go back to wildness--after I
put some more wildflowers in them, naturally. I guess I really should
have mowed this weekend since the forecast for tomorrow is rain. Ah
well, too late now. Next time, I'm going to buy a mower with headlights.
Can you imagine how glorious it would be to mow The Acres under the
stars? Just imagining it gives me "chills."
Anyway, it was a great
weekend to be a country living flower lover. And the promises of summer
and autumn are springing up everywhere. Thank you Lord for allowing me
this place and the beauty that it gives me each day! Amazing gift!
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