• bed of wild violets
    Family

    Happy Mother’s Day! 💐

    Sending wishes for a blessed Mother’s Day to all the women in my life who have mothered. Each one of you have made a positive impact on me at some point. Thank you. May you be a continued blessing to your children, may your children honor you as your life…

  • lightening across sky
    Dog,  Homesteading,  Poultry,  Weather

    Rain and Ice

    Photo by Martinus: https://www.pexels.com/photo/red-lightning-flashing-on-black-sky-88491/ The Rain I checked the forecast when I woke up this morning. I had about 1 1/2 hours before the line of thunderstorms would hit. My dear one was already outside trimming some brush when Junebugg and I met up with him. The three of us…

  • Homesteading,  Nature,  Poultry

    May Day

    The sun was due to shine. There was no rain in the forecast. The temperature was to be mild. The forage had revealed its green and growing tall enough in the pasture. The first of May had come. It was time. Tuesday night we hooked up the John Deer to…

  • white daffodils in flowerbed
    Gardening,  Homesteading

    The Inflorescence Of Spring 💐

    Just a quick post to show the daffodils that greet me each time I head to the chicken coop and back again. The yellow daffodil is early. It’s an outlier from a group a distance away that is just sending up blossom stalks. These yellow flowers came with the property…

  • Animals,  Dog

    The Hotdog Hunt

    For those of you who need to distract yourself for a moment; please enjoy watching Junebugg on the hunt for hot dog morsels. The song in the background was co-incidental but applicable. I do this for her from time to time as a boredom blocker so she gets some stimulation…

  • Gradient easter sunday illustration
    Bible,  Faith,  Faith and Spirituality

    The Reckoning of Benishim

    I learned recently that there is a literary work purported to be written by Pontius Pilate (the Roman governor of Judea from 26/27 to 36/37 AD) and sent to Emperor Tiberius concerning the account of the incidents that led up to Jesus of Nazareth’s crucifixion on the cross and afterward.…

  • thinly slicing cabbage
    Food,  Health,  Homesteading

    A Cabbage Morph

    I’ve had a head of cabbage in my refrigerator that I purchased 2 weeks ago to make sauerkraut. I kept forgetting about it. Today was the day I remembered and I began the process of morphing cabbage into a wondrously healthy side dish with thousands of microscopic beasties to boost…

  • flying beetle clipart
    Nature

    What Is The Purpose?

    Entering the bathroom before going into bed last night, my gaze dropped down to an area on the sink that looked odd. You know how that is, that split-second ‘huh?’ thought before you realize what’s actually going on. Once my momentary perplexity was over, I recognized that the distinct and…