I am now a Master Gardener!
I am proud to say July 26 of 2011 I became a Purdue Master Gardener!! I have dreamt of this moment for many years now and didn't think I would get to do it until my kids were grown. . I have completed 35 volunteer hours to be full Master Gardener! Now that I have beautified the county I can now beautify my own backyard even more! What a gift God gave me to love nature this much.
Take a Walk With Me in My Backyard.....Sunset Late summer
Butterflies and Milkweed
Late summer morning
I was walking down the hill in my backyard when I noticed in the grass a daisy sticking up through the grass. Not for sure how the plant got there. I knew my husband would mow that night so I grabbed my camera. There is beauty in standing out from the crowd!
One female hummingbird has come back for the second year now!
The return of the goldfinch flocking to my zinnies
My Baby Tree Swallows from this year with their box in the distance!Loved having them for the short time spent in my yard.
Egg found in my gardenI found many eggs in my garden this summer
Not for sure what kind, but thinking it was Kingbird
Early Summer
First of many rainbows
Come Take A Walk With Me...
in my backyard
in my backyard
My Bluebirds are nesting in my box!
My first Black Swallowtail of the season!
A Crab Apple Tree in Bloom. It has been an early spring with no frost.
Weigela in bloom. One of my favorite shrubs!
Weigela in bloom. One of my favorite shrubs!
Grows very fast and blooms in spring. Full sun and is a
plant I am trying to get others to fall in love with!
Lilac Bush is my newest edition to my backyard.
I love my view so trying to plant only shrubs and low growing plants.
My backyard view as the evening sun goes down!
Biblical Ponder
Rainbows
"This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant between me and you and every living creature with you: I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth." Genesis 9:12-13
Awhile back I wondered the beauty of the rainbow. With the spring coming and the spring storms, a rainbow is sure to follow. So for this time of year rainbows seem suited for a ponder. I noticed in my life that during my youth the rainbow was a refreshing surprise after a nice rain shower or a threating storm. I now see them less and notice them most when I spiritually am settled or a dream of mine is completed. When we found our land that I had prayed for and left in God's hands to take care of, there it was. Huge and taking over the sky surrounding our hilltop land, the arc of color reflecting the excitement in my heart of my dream coming true. I looked, smiled and said thank you to my Lord. For he was telling me, my faithful child I have rewarded you with what you have asked for. Oh, did he ever.
In Genesis he sent the rainbow after the flood was over. All was done and completed. There was a connection between God and the earth. And always will he remember the connection he has with us here on earth. He then said he will never send flood waters to destroy the earth. A promise made in the sky.
One last thing to ponder on Rainbows: they are only mentioned in Genesis and Revelation, the beginning and the end.
Rainbows
"This is the sign that I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant between me and you and every living creature with you: I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth." Genesis 9:12-13
Awhile back I wondered the beauty of the rainbow. With the spring coming and the spring storms, a rainbow is sure to follow. So for this time of year rainbows seem suited for a ponder. I noticed in my life that during my youth the rainbow was a refreshing surprise after a nice rain shower or a threating storm. I now see them less and notice them most when I spiritually am settled or a dream of mine is completed. When we found our land that I had prayed for and left in God's hands to take care of, there it was. Huge and taking over the sky surrounding our hilltop land, the arc of color reflecting the excitement in my heart of my dream coming true. I looked, smiled and said thank you to my Lord. For he was telling me, my faithful child I have rewarded you with what you have asked for. Oh, did he ever.
In Genesis he sent the rainbow after the flood was over. All was done and completed. There was a connection between God and the earth. And always will he remember the connection he has with us here on earth. He then said he will never send flood waters to destroy the earth. A promise made in the sky.
One last thing to ponder on Rainbows: they are only mentioned in Genesis and Revelation, the beginning and the end.
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