Getting back in the blog mode after several months isn't easy. I don't know that there's any explanation for the absence... maybe just the doldrums that come with winter. This year, more than any in recent memory, dread came over me like a dark cloud as the oncoming cold weather approached. Just wanted to bury my head under the covers until spring.
So, now spring's here and the hibernation is over!
Seems the logical approach would be to blog in winter, when there is less to do outside and more time for the computer. I guess I'm a bit backwards these days. I'm just now getting back to blogging when it's time to plant, sow, weed, mow... ;-)
In any case, the spring rains have come and deluged our NE Ohio neighborhoods. The upside is that the grass is greener than I can ever remember. Oh, how I love the colors of spring. The small buds on the maple trees are a soft, pale green. My pear tree bloomed this morning with bright white blossoms, and the side yard bursts with the yellow of a fully-bloomed forsythia. Ahhhh... spring!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Senses
"People look without seeing, listen without hearing, touch without feeling, eat without tasting, inhale without awareness of odor or fragrance and talk without thinking." – Leonardo da Vinci
I want to be grateful for every small pleasure in life, thankful for every scene, smell, sound, touch, taste. For every good and perfect give is from above.
I want to be grateful for every small pleasure in life, thankful for every scene, smell, sound, touch, taste. For every good and perfect give is from above.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
World Equestrian Games
For the first time in its 20-year history, the World Equestrian Games were held this year in the United States -- Lexington, KY to be exact. What a wonderful event!! Kentucky rolled out the red carpet, as a gracious host to horse lovers and competitors from around the world.
I had the privilege of attending with my friend, who lives in the Lexington area. It fueled the fire in my heart for all things horse-related.
I had the privilege of attending with my friend, who lives in the Lexington area. It fueled the fire in my heart for all things horse-related.
Beautiful main pavilion.
Molly the Pony. Injured in Hurricane Katrina, this poor pony was attacked by a pit bull at the rescue facility. She lost her leg due to the injury, and now has a prosthetic leg: http://www.mollythepony.com.
A para-dressage competitor from Italy.
California Cowgirls riding team.
Rare Marwari horses from India.
Ride - a - Reiner
A dressage competitor from Israel.
A para-dressage rider with no legs -- an incredible inspiration.
Wells Fargo Stagecoach.
Reining demonstration by Josh Vissers.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
A New Sugar Maple
I was blessed with the gift of a new sugar maple to replace the one I had removed. It's BEAUTIFUL!! It fills in the stark side of the house, and will grow to provide some nice shade once again.
Isn't it lovely??!!
Isn't it lovely??!!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Wednesday's Word
My boss happens to have a very large vocabulary. A graduate of MIT, his engineering mind is always stretching for more knowledge. He dropped a word into the middle of conversation today, which moved me to the dictionary.... yet again.
SALIENT
Example: “The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.”
DEFINITION: (sā’lē-ənt) adj. prominent, worthy of note, pertinent or relevant.
SALIENT
Example: “The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.”
DEFINITION: (sā’lē-ənt) adj. prominent, worthy of note, pertinent or relevant.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Things that Grow
I LOVE Things That Grow!
Not an enormous revelation.... I started this blog by talking about things that grow. I can see the hand of God in things that grow. Sometimes it's simply amazing.
A few days ago, as I was mowing, something red caught my eye in the bushes. I thought maybe a plastic bag had blown across the yard and was stuck in the weeds. A closer look revealed the source of the color. Flowers!! A couple of weeks earlier I had tossed a dry, dead hanging basket (minus basket) into the bushes. Apparently the flowers preferred shade, and came back to life!! Thankfully, I saved the basket and they're now hanging under the shade tree.
And, a close look at the front of the house, and I see morning glory winding its way around the rail and right up the front posts. I actually had tried to pull this out a couple of times, and yet it always seems to come back as if it has a mind of its own.
Not an enormous revelation.... I started this blog by talking about things that grow. I can see the hand of God in things that grow. Sometimes it's simply amazing.
A few days ago, as I was mowing, something red caught my eye in the bushes. I thought maybe a plastic bag had blown across the yard and was stuck in the weeds. A closer look revealed the source of the color. Flowers!! A couple of weeks earlier I had tossed a dry, dead hanging basket (minus basket) into the bushes. Apparently the flowers preferred shade, and came back to life!! Thankfully, I saved the basket and they're now hanging under the shade tree.
The very same day I noticed my English ivy had crept from the outside wall through the window and into my basement.
And, a close look at the front of the house, and I see morning glory winding its way around the rail and right up the front posts. I actually had tried to pull this out a couple of times, and yet it always seems to come back as if it has a mind of its own.Things That Grow. Aren't they amazing?
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