New Creation

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Darren Milam Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Our neighbor sells seeds and plants to stores and plant nurseries all over the Pacific Northwest. The other day she gave us this plant. It’s a new type of dahlia that hasn’t been sold to...

Swainson’s Thrush III

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Robert Howson Sunday, August 5, 2025 Even though the Swainson’s Thrush nests across North America, primarily north of the 49th parallel, for some reason it wasn’t discovered until 1840 from a bird found near Vancouver, Washington. It...

In His Time

Photo ©2020 and Commentary ©2025 by Chuck Davis Monday, August 4, 2025 After selecting the image for this week’s photo parable, it seemed fitting to share these verses about God’s creation: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his...

Watching

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, August 3, 2025 I’m on a weed watch. It’s a very focused weed watch; I’m keeping a close eye just on the weeds you see in this photo. They’re not our weeds. They belong to people who live several blocks away from...

Dog Stocking

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, August 2, 2025 This past Monday morning, on a post-breakfast walk, I spotted this little dog-stocking on a neighborhood sidewalk (I’ve put my Bic pen beside it to give you the scale). I know it’s for a dog and not...

God Exist?

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Friday, August 1, 2025 This past Tuesday I approached a stop-light just behind this car. I’ve whited out its license plate, but haven’t done a thing to the two-word message attached just above: God exist Two simple words,...