He Provides the Rain

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, June 17, 2024 I love this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The earth laughs in flowers.” I think flowers are just beautiful and cheerful, whether you are seeing the whole landscape covered with them or...

Two Fathers, Mine and Ours

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, June 16, 2024 After a heavy rain my father would announce, “I think it rained money – you’d better check the front yard!” So I, usually with a friend or two, would carefully inspect the edges of the sidewalk which...

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Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, June 15, 2024 See that white pickup in the photo? I’ve carefully whited out its license plate for privacy purposes, though it might not have been possible to read anyway. Thursday morning of this week as I was just...

Flower Garden Update!

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Friday, June 14, 2024 Every once in awhile over the last few months I’ve paused beside a garden in our neighborhood to take an “update photo” on how its flowers are growing. As you’ll see from both the photos, these...

Time

Photo ©2024 by Amber Jurgensen Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, June 13, 2024 This sundial at the Griffith Observatory in California uses a circle with a wire passing through the center of the ring. The shadow of the wire lands somewhere on the circle...

Second Best

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Recently we had our daughter’s family visiting from out of town. That meant we had the opportunity to hang out with our grandkids, which is always a highlight. On Sabbath, we loaded both cars and were...