The Hummingbird . . . Aflame with nectared wine.

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Feathered fire of emerald .
Aflashing through the air,
Its throat a glowing jewel,
A ruby solitaire.

Intrepid wings are whirring
In airy, fairy flight,
Careening through the sunshine,
A scintillating sprite.

Then pendant o’er flower
It dips its dainty hill
And gathers honeyed nectar
From flowery cup and frill.

Now darting, swiftly turning,
It seeks the trumpet vine,
A little tropic jewel
Aflame with nectared wine.

-CORA L. CONE

Art Jody Bergsma
Text & image source: Snowwolfs Woodland Nook https://web.facebook.com/Snowwolfswoodlandnook/

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I bless you with the Love of God

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I bless you with the
Love of God
which I would share
with you for that I would
learn the joyous lesson
that there is no love but
God’s and your’s and mine
and everyone’s
~~~~~
From A Course in Miracles
via Marianne Williamson

I found this prayer so helpful I wanted to share it with you.
Instead of trying to let things go I give them to God and it frees me up to do whatever it is I’m here to do. Amen

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My garden…

Many of you have asked that I show you pictures of my yard, but since our house is on a fairly large lot, the flowerbeds are scattered here, there, and everywhere. So it’s really hard to get all of them in in only one or two photos. Thus all I can offer are some photos of portions of it to try to give you who expressed an interest in it an idea of my  happy place. Several shots are actually taken of some of the same sections of the yard, but they were taken on different days and/or at different times of the year.

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This was once a view from my porch outside Natalieworld as I looked back at the northeast corner of the yard.Screen Shot 2018-04-04 at 9.04.50 PM.png
Part of this is the same area as above but it included more of what ran further along the back fence.
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This was a view one day from the back of the yard looking up at Natalieworld as well as the north entrance from the front yard. Screen Shot 2018-04-04 at 8.48.36 PM.png
This was a view one morning from my chair in the house which over looks the porch area of Natalieworld.
Screen Shot 2018-04-04 at 9.05.59 PM.pngAnother view from my chair as I looked out across the patio.
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This was an early springtime view from the house overlooking the back of the yard on the north side.
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If you’d entered the backyard on the northside of the house that summer, you’d have seen this bed which runs eastward along our neighbor’s north fence.
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If you’d entered the yard from the south gate on that very early spring day,
you’d have seen James lounge chair on the not yet fully greened grass,
my rocking chair, the French doors that lead into Natalieworld,
and the rose adorned arch over my little porch
as well as the beds along and behind that addition to the house.
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This and the one below weres views from my rocking chair as I looked towards the back of our yard one day.
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If you had entered the yard through the south gate that July,
below would have been the view as you looked
back towards the shed and back gate.
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That’s all for now folks, I’m sorry that I couldn’t find any photos of the front flower beds or the ones along either side of the house. But as they are long,  narrow beds, it’s hard to get good angles of those.