Author Archives: jen
a perfect problem
I can’t stop looking at this nest. I am in awe of the perfectly built, small cup-shaped nest. I wonder how a bird does this, how it knows how to do it. The eggs are beautiful, and all would be … Continue reading
details
It has somehow been nearly a month since I took these photos. Words had even come to me then, but of course I failed to write them down at the time. While out wandering one day (April 16th to be … Continue reading
compassion
Sunday night I had yet another chance to volunteer with Compassion International. 48 children were sponsored! I couldn’t help but think of Hindia, who officially graduated recently so we have completed her sponsorship. A video was shown at the concert … Continue reading
trees of the forest: flowering dogwood
Seeing these trees makes me happy. I noticed a few last year, but now I see that they are everywhere around here. I even like the scientific name of the Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida. Luckily we are just within their … Continue reading
baby trees
In case you ever wondered what a baby walnut tree looks like… It pained me to pull several of these from the garden, where presumably a squirrel had buried his treasures. I replanted a couple of the more intact ones … Continue reading
tower of babble
Here it is. Brand spanking new. And shiny. One day overcast and gray. The next clear and blue. I was quite surprised to see it. Almost pleasantly, in a lesser of two evils sort of way. It is not what … Continue reading
add to the beauty*
We come with beautiful secrets We come with purposes written on our hearts, written on our souls We come to every new morning With possibilities only we can hold, that only we can holdRedemption comes in strange places, small spaces … Continue reading
pick up sticks
Yesterday morning, Sadie and I went, as we usually do, to “let the plants out of the barn,” as we say. She decided to be helpful and pick up sticks (and small logs). She must know that I’ve been bad … Continue reading
trees of the forest: sassafras
We’ve been working on our tree ID skills over the past year and one of the first we looked up turned out to be Sassafras (yes, there’s only one s at the end). This type of tree is easy to notice … Continue reading
asparagus
Gotta love perennial food! I technically cut a few stalks yesterday, but took this photo today after cutting a few more. Either way, it’s ahead of schedule. Last year, I took a similar photo on May 17. I can’t even … Continue reading