Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. Sarah Ban Breathnach
Several weekends ago, I took a lovely walk at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Not surprisingly, I came home with over 300 photos. It was so much fun! There was so much to see and marvel over. I felt like I could oohhh and aahhh over the flowers…
Today’s theme for Six Word Friday is “spring”, an appropriate word considering the flowers in bloom that I showed you recently. However, there is one other sign that spring is coming – and I am right another year – haven’t missed one yet – YES! –…
Today’s theme for Six Word Friday is “bare”, which is a good way to describe this unusually mild winter in central Virginia: Bare trees no more, spring comes. Last year was snowy and icy for most of the winter. One of my Nancyism’s – that’s…
I got off work early enough on Saturday to take a walk at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens. Not too surprisingly, the gardens were fairly empty. The temperatures have dropped considerably and the wind had a bite to it. I hadn’t intended to wear my winter…
I’m so thankful that our miniature pinscher was inside snoozing when this visitor came by. The trees are clear of leaves, so there was good visibility to see that the tree suddenly acquired something additional. The hawk was big, so it’s probably a female redtail in winter plumage.…
Apparently I didn’t get enough of the fall colors from earlier this week. Yesterday I went both to our local park and the botanical gardens. The trees are a riot of colors in central Virginia and although the air was cool, I had a great…
Henry David Thoreau once said, Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. I can’t believe it’s already early November. 2011 has flown by. I’ve enjoyed my life this year, but…
As I was musing on how to use today’s word, I did a Google search and found the term, “sunk costs”, a term I have not used for a long, long time. Wikitionary defines it as “a cost that has already been incurred and which…