Rare Appearance

The last time My bird book notes said I saw this bird was in April 22 2008.

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak, what a treat to see him at the birdfeeder.

We are in their migration range to the north.

 If I had seen the female I would not have known it was a Grosbeak.



Spring Flowers

These are the first to show  blooms

 Karl Rosenfield Peony

 Royal Candles

Full Tide Blue Iris



Flooding

Was our problem our community had close encounter with the terrible storms.

But we are fine just wet with lots of clean up.



Redeemed

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of  Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.
1 Peter 1: 18,19.

Not Long Now

I got bud's

A Rabbit A Goose And A Drangonfly

 in the yard

 Sunday drive

The  first in the garden of this year

And the Hackberry tree stop losing it's leaves and now blooming.

Back Roads In America

I think I can

still do the job!



Boys In The Family

 This is my nephew Mathew

And great grandson Nicolas at a Easter egg hunt , he won a Easter basket.

Wild Hackberry Tree

Is having a seizure of some kind

 It is losing it's leaves.

It is a member of the Elm family and it could have a fungal thing going on
that is caused by wet weather and will get better as it gets hotter and dryer.
So for it has not lost all of it's leaves.

Looking Up

X marks the spot!


You do know that contrails are white trails of water vapor in an aircraft's wake?



Low In The Grave He Lay

Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Savior! Waiting the coming day,

Jesus my Lord! Up from the grave he arose, With a mighty triumph o'er his foes;

He arose a victor from the dark domain, And he lives for ever with his saints to reign.

He arose! He arose! Hallelujah!  Christ arose!



Blessed are The Pure In Heart, For They Will See God.

 

 

Matthew 5:8

Planting and Cleaning

 There are buds on the roses

 

Other Blogs and Dogwood Trees

I have added lots of new bloggers to my blog list:

I read each every day, comment most of the time.

Some may not know I have two other blogs.

 

"My Reading List and other things I may have to say."

 

"Bible with Questions and Answers" 

 

You can find them on my blog list on side bar.

 Jonesboro's Dogwoods are in full bloom

This is Cloody and Franks yard in Houston Texas . Their yard looks like summer.



Went Out To Panera Bread for Breakfast

I had Four cheese baked egg soufflé'

 The Bennie had egg and cheese on Ciabatta  bread

 Then we shared a Cobblestone cup cake

Did a little shopping and home.



"Call Unto Me,

and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not."

 

Jeremiah 33:3

God, help us to live one day at a time and enjoy each gift that you
have given us. Help us to be glad and rejoice in each new day.



Spring Cleaning

Not like me to work so hard in retirement

 I knew when The Bennie could not find the marshmallows

it was time to clean the food pantry. 



The Red Bud Trees Are in Full Bloom

 The trees are making leaves

Where the old ones try to cleave

Changing all colors from brown to green.

The birds are on the wing; and from tree to tree they sing.

 

The farmer has his plow; and getting ready to make food.

From the great amount of seed he will need.

It must be Spring!

Blooming and Greening Up All Over

 Camellia

 Iris and honeysuckle

You know I have forgotten the name of this, it has little yellow flowers when it blooms.

Now can someone tell me it's name?

Lithodora Diffuse "Grace Ward"

Groundcover or rock gardens plant, Low creeping mat gray-green hairy leaves.

Late spring through summer, well drained acidic soil.

This is not good for me just saw it and loved the brilliant blue flowers

we have heavy clay soil and they say that is sure death for this plant.

 

My rose bushes are looking so good , but I was wrong about having roses Easter
it will be May.



Filling In

I lost a lot of my Pink Creeping Phlox and Candytuft from the ice and snow this year.

So I filled more in, the blue plant is Grace Ward it can be used as a groundcover.

I planted it at the other end of the garden. I liked the bright blue flowers.

Clouds

Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?

Do  they report to you, "Here we are?

Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind?

Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of heavens

when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?

 

Job 39:34--38

 

"Help me Lord to never for get you are in charge of all of the dwelling places."

Growing Like Wild

 The Karl Rosenfield Paeonia has buds.

The Taylor's Perfection Camellia is about to bloom.

All Is Well

After the storm

 

I need a few plants to fill in, great to get back in the garden.



Storm's Are Coming

Today with high wind and tonight will be worst then the day.

It just comes with spring.

Feed Me Feed Me

 The wild Rabbit that was born in our flower garden last year is back

after a long hard winter.

The Bennie gives him carrots every day and a bowl of sunflower seeds.

The Bennie is the Rabbit Whisperer.  

It's April and I am So Glad

 I planted this sweets little Daffodil I got at Wal-Mart today

it is only 6 -8 in tall.

This is our red Knock Out rose, it sure wants to bloom.