Lilies

May 31 oo8

1Kings 7: 22
And upon the top of t he pillars was lily work:
so was the work of the pillars finished.

This says to me that the lilies been arouns a long time, wouldn't you like to see just how the lilies look back in Solomon's days.
I have lots of beautiful lilies, deep red, two or more kind of yellow, lots of peach, and even a black with a orange center.
I believe they last about the longest of any flower that I have, the black ones will be blooming quiet a while since they bloom a little later than the others ones does. I started out to get all the colors I could find but that requirs a lots of digging and a lots richer dirt than I have. They really are pretty now.

GARDEn

May 21 2008

Jeremiah 29: 5
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

This is my garden for this year but I will have to say I did not do any of it, my neighbor did this for me and my daughter transported the mulish from Wal marts to me. Then she has set out some of the plants for me. The little grandson has done his part in digging up some of the plants. O what a boy. This morning I gathered some turnips and mustard to cook and they are so tender and fine. I also found one egg plant ready to pick. Now if I can get some one to stick the rest of the tomato's and tie them up I will be setting pretty for a while.

Wasp nest

May 19 008

Joshua 24: 12
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you , even the two kings of the Amortise; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.


This little lady has been working just outside my dinning room window and I have watched her from the very start. They are also in my tool shed and give me a nip on the head to let me know it is their territory.
It was interesting to know that in the old testament the hornet comes from the Greek translation and may refer to the wasp and yellow jacket.
God used them to drive out the enemy before hand, how great it is to know that He has this way of taking care of us when we don't know what it is all about.
They construct their nest from dead wood and they make it paper thin, I have a piece of art work made from a hornet nest and think I have already posted it before. If any body would like to see it I will post it again. I really enjoyed working with it. Organizing it and painting it was a real Challenge but fun.

watercolor

May 8 008

Humble your self in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up. James 4:10

This is a little watercolor I have done lately. It was a fun thing to do even if I do paint in spurts, it is the first in quiet a while, in about two years I think. I don't know why it has been so long. Maybe I will do some more now that I have started back. Garden has been my thing for the last three years and i have really enjoyed the fresh vegetables. I am cutting back on that since I have fallen so many times. I still do have a small garden, I just can't seem to leave those tomato's and squash alone but that wont be much to take care of and as my neighbor says, " a good old tomato sandwich just can't be beat, and she second that saying "two of them".
I got out the other morning and put some calcium around them and pull t he dirt up around them.