An early morning in July

How can people see a spider web and not believe there is a Creator God?

Well, I KNOW why--I was one of the unbelievers until I was 36 years old.  But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised [1 Corinthians 2:14].  Pray that eyes and hearts will be opened!

Flower Mystery Solved

Pastor Mike deduced that my mystery flower (in the foreground) is a sunflower.  I thought it looked like a sunflower, but it is so tiny, I thought I must be wrong--you can see the echinacea behind it is much taller.

A bird or a chipmunk must have deposited the seed in my perennial bed.  I'll post again when it blooms.  Who would have thought?  A miniature sunflower . . .

I'm so easily entertained . . .

I love my flowers and just every little thing about where I live.  One of the hydrangeas is blooming.

The echinacea also started to bloom this week.

Burger found this little toad when he was mowing.  Look how tiny!

Then we found a big toad, too (although there is a much bigger one living around the porch.)

Another tiny toad.  Aren't they cute?!  Look at their little bitty eyes . . . .

We have a Bob White this year; we hear him every day.

This one is a male--black and white.  (The female is yellow with a brown mask).

Mystery Flower

I don't know what this plant is.  It appears to be ready to flower.  It is surrounded by echinacea, and is about the same height, but different.  I can't wait to see what it turns out to be.  Keep you posted!

Niagara Gull

Copper pipe + a rubber hose = magic

My sister Kay told us years ago that stuffing a piece of rubber garden hose inside a piece of copper pipe would produce colored flames when tossed in a campfire--cool, huh?

Happy 4th of July!