Sunshine Coast, BC – Page 17

Reflections…

Posted on August 15, 2013April 27, 2017 by lindaskelton

We buzzed slowly up Loon Lake in little old Bombie

to our favorite deserted island,

pungent with the irresistible elixir of sun-baked sphagnum moss…

to spend the afternoon alone

together

Well, not quite alone…the beach was rather crowded with these miniature frogs…

and there definitely were onlookers who viewed us with suspicion for having come to spoil their repose.

But otherwise, we had the world to ourselves.

And I couldn’t help reflecting, why us, here, now…

At leisure to enjoy such beauty… (and such reflections!)

I don’t have the answers except to know that it is all of grace,
and I am grateful.

–LS

He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Rom.8:32

To Water or to Dig…

Posted on August 8, 2013April 30, 2017 by lindaskelton

I went strolling out for my morning garden tour with no particular mission in mind. But when I got to the potato patch I wondered… shall I water these sad looking plants–some yellowing, some clearly dead, others chipper and green and trying to thrive despite their want of regular watering–or shall I dig…

Bracing myself for disappointment I grabbed a hand rake and scritched at the surface of some of the withered lifeless vines…when what should appear but a lovely dusty potato!!! YIPEE!

I scritched and scratched some more, and more potatoes–whites ones and red ones, even one JUMBO one (there’s always one fellow that taps into the water just right and busts his buttons outgrowing the rest). And soon I was hunting down the pitchfork and digging deeper to turn up buried treasure.

Wonderful hot sweaty work it was in the morning sun. But I turned about a square yard of that bed and I have potatoes for many potato salads to come!

The moral of the story is, don’t judge a garden or a life by its surface. Fruit may not be visible but that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Dig a little. Get to know what’s beneath the surface of that foliage, that face, that lifestyle….You may be in for a surprise!

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In other news this week…

We watched rampaging Redcoats (aka the RCMP Musical Ride)

motored across the lake for a swim…

beheld my Japanese Anemone in bloom (I love it! Thanks Nola!)

Walked the neighborhood admiring neighbor’s dahlias

and documented the wonder of being together…

for just a little longer…

while this bedazzlingly warm and dry summer fleets sweetly away…but not without notice!

–LS

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…” Eccl. 3:1

Heat, Blessed Heat!

Posted on July 25, 2013April 29, 2017 by lindaskelton

It brings the garden to life. Nasturtiums tumble over themselves in spontaneous flaming festoons…

a palette of warm colors

glorying in morning sun….

This variation, a peachy cream, was a surprise!

Potatoes rush to bloom…

And the zucchini is outgrowing our ability to consume it! No sooner does one become a delicious meal of ‘Zucchini Wonder’, then another two are ready the next morning…We’ve got a backlog already and they’ve only just begun! (If you live in the vicinity, don’t hesitate to come by and pick up a zucchini for dinner!)

[And if you don’t live nearby, please share a recipe!!!]

All because of blessed heat! Oh, I love it, when I can shed wool socks and sweaters and leave doors and windows wide, and dare to dip in water!

These gi-normous bullfrog tadpoles love it too! And they know where to find the warmest water. So naturally, we had a swim together yesterday in a sheltered cove on Powell Lake.

My sympathies to those of you who must endure searing steering wheels and cannot relate to heat being a blessed thing. I was there once… But for this season of life, I just can’t get enough of summer’s blessed heat and all the good things it brings!

–LS