“…human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blueness becomes as real as a keynote of music.” ~ Sally Carrighar Also called Desert Bluebell: Try as I might, I can not for certain identify the light…
Category: Flowers
This is what I see…
These are crazy times. Yesterday I found myself packing up my laptop and heading out to work from home for the next two weeks. The past few days have been tense and stressful. My brain focuses on one thing then another. Monday night on my walk, not only did the fresh outdoors help me refocus,…
Silent Sunday: Morning hike
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National Day of Prayer 🙏🏻
We have been called to designate tomorrow as a National Day of Prayer. This morning on my walk, as I saw the numerous spring flowers along the road, I thought of the verse below. Tomorrow I will spend time praying for our nation, our leaders, friends and family, and our world. Will you join me?…
Amsinckia: commonly known as Fiddleneck
Fiddleneck was another wildflower quite prevalent on my recent Sunday morning hike. I also saw them on Saturday walking along the wash. They are very beautiful in the way they curl, and the green and yellow colors are quite stunning. A small factoid from Wikipedia: The seeds and foliage of fiddlenecks are poisonous to livestock, particularly cattle, because they…
peace of life today 