Searching for a Balance

 "It is a comfortable thought that we have so much wildlife around us. For as houses go up along the country roads more and more, the w...

 When I'm not too tired, I go out after dark (a little after nine), and look for the fireflies. This is their time, the peak of firefly ...

 We're in a drier spell right now, except for when there's a thunderstorm, and in hot, humid weather, thunderstorms will occur. What...

 Midsummer Day. We had an early supper: baked salmon, with a topping made of wholegrain mustard, lemon juice and zest, bread crumbs, feta an...

 There's not a plant or flower below, but makes thy glories known, And clouds arise, and tempests blow, by order from thy throne; While ...

 When you have a garden, you always notice how much more the plants respond to a rainfall, as opposed to the water they get from the hose. A...

 They're reading this on Close Reads I can hardly put it down - the writing. 

There's a bird who seems to sing when it's getting dark. He's the only one singing, and it's nice and loud, very melodious. ...

 Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and show us the light of thy mercies. And send thy fear upon the nations that have not sou...

 Yesterday evening I heard my brother say that the gray cat who wanders around our property (but who I assume must belong somewhere) had cau...

 The birds are quieter, the fireflies are increasing and a mockingbird sang a brief concert on the power line. The air gets more humid, but ...

 I was just watching an adult rabbit and a young one grazing in the lawn. Then the baby hopped right through the fence around the garden, an...

 In between reading more weighty books, I picked up Pat of Silver Bush for a more soothing experience of beautiful scenery, etc.. And I came...

  Yes. This is an amaryllis growing on our property. I am as surprised as you are; we're in zone six. My brother got one in a pot at Chr...

 showing off a beautiful tail.  I had no idea.

 It rained much of the day - it's pouring now - so I imagine the parades were cancelled. There were no military plane flyovers, which I ...

It's funny that the atmosphere of peace which abides in early mornings, is not disturbed or hindered in any way by loud and joyful birds...

 The scent of grass as its being mowed. The musical conversation of the catbirds. Going from flannel to muslin nightwear, overnight! The law...

 "The meaning of the Sabbath is to celebrate time rather than space. Six days a week we live under the tyranny of things of space; on t...

 I finished C.S. Lewis book. Toward the end, there was a section that seemed so dense and I decided that I didn't have to read every wor...

 I thought Daisy was asleep on my bed, when she suddenly got up and went to the window, obviously seeing something. I looked out - a rabbit....

 I was lying in bed, the sun had just come up, the birds were singing. Suddenly, a whirlwind - no, not the Holy Spirit, Pentecost isn't ...

 "Through faith we must all learn a kind of Copernican revolution. Copernicus discovered that it was not the sun that went around the e...

 A festive chirruping announces the day, singing in the light of dawn. Christ spurs on the soul, inviting us to a rebirth, this day. Arise f...

 All of a sudden today, it was summer. When I stepped out this morning, I felt a balminess that surprised me. Annie wasn't much interest...

  Almighty, ever-living God, constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us, that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism ma...

I used a different setting on my camera for this one  My boss sent me a photo of a rabbit, seen in some shrubbery at the library. This is a ...

 "The old way of thinking about the world helped heal the 'tragic dilemma' of being human."                               ...

 We are back to seasonal temperatures, but it was so sunny today it really seemed much warmer - not sure if it was, but it did seem.  I bega...

 Monday we went to the shore to visit a relative. I so enjoyed the ride; the trees are beginning to flower, forsythia is still brightly glow...

With more rain than usual, lawns are being mowed - my brother mowed ours yesterday. Out my window, I see a neighbor mowed his and left littl...