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July 22, 2009
A peaceable habitation
With all of the drought and deadness all around us the Lord continues to brighten the corner where we are.
Looking out of my kitchen window I observed at least six bright, happy cardinals flying back and forth with an assortment of other merry feathered friends flitting and perching all about on the trees and fences. It was just an incredible sight to me seeing these birds in the heat of summer. It looked like a bird santuary or wildlife preserve.
A timid, thirsty squirrel approached the water buckets for a drink and indulged in a good refreshing draught while washing his paws and face. Do squirrels have paws? Never mind...he was doing what squirrels do after scampering tree limbs and seeing the coast is clear with no dogs or cats around.
I also have a beautiful "pet" orange butterfly that favors my little green herb garden above all other place she could freely visit. Part of one of her wings is clipped a bit, but she is not daunted in the least. Many other varieties flutter about with her spiraling and doing fancy patterns, but she just stand out as my very favorite and trusted "regular".
The hummingbirds are also starting to sip the nectar out of some lovely flowers that I rescued that were near death from Woodson's one day. They are really blossoming out, and I am so happy that I splurged a whole quarter a piece for them.
Of course, there are all sorts of frogs and toadies amongst the cool clay pots. Perhaps at night some copperheads may venture forth from their dens to have a slither about looking for snacks.
The whole of it is this...the good Lord delights to cheer our weary souls in the dry and barren desert. This little visual oasis is so cheering to me...it is yet another one of His songs in the night.
Thank You, dear gracious Lord for the beauty all around me and giving me eyes to see the deeper blessings.
"Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept: and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD to the mighty One of Israel." --Isaiah 30:29
Posted by Marilyn at July 22, 2009 01:41 AM