Abiding, Planting and Scripture Pictures

 Hi friends,

.... Last year was there; what.. one wisteria bloom or two maybe?  

This year, they're bloomin their little heads off behind the shabby olde Potting shed, and

I find myself lingering... right here... with Him.

It's quiet... and I can hear best in this very spot.  

Yesterday, they were forecasting showers- so... 

I snuck in the shop and stole Trent away for a minute 

or two. 

He seeks  God... and I think hears Him too 

-maybe especially out there... in the garden.  

Where we goin Momma? he asked as we headed out the door.

--Well, it's supposed to rain, and  it could be gone tomorrow.... so I just want you to see it.

Experience it all..... (our God)

--and I know  He did. 

 He even stood beneath a wisteria bloom and inhaled face upward.....  

My heart... skipped happy!  Coz my manchild-son  could feel Him...-I just know it.   

When we walked back into the shop, Myguy asked what we were doing?  He knows

that when I need some muscle I ask to borrow Trento  sometimes.  

Trent smiled and said, ... Well, sometimes you just gotta stop

and smell the flowers.

:) 

"Look into the flowers... they are your glimpse into heaven" said my friend Fancynancy.

---and so I  share wisteria with you today... with a scripture God gave me.

"I am the Vine, 

you are the branches

He who abides in Me,

and I in him bears much fruit; 

for without Me,

you can do nothing."

John 15:5

(There's that word ABIDE again!) 

It's standing out to me alot ... in part because I realize and confess I haven't been in the word enough lately...

Moving on...all this past week; although the weather has been up

and down...the flowers are still

hanging in there.  

Thankfully; it hasn't dipped below freezing here like weather many of you 

are enduring.  Tonight it could frost however, so once again

flowers will be getting covered and buckets will go over tiny yet persevering  tomato plants.

Maybe this will be the last cold night?

I'm hoping...

and believing!  

 So far; these lil guys haven't been  phased at all.  

- I think they kinda like the cold rainy days.

 Scrambling for vessels in which to plant:   the olde Maytag was planted in more tunies..  Myguy helped  set it on steel plates  so it wouldn't sink; and then filled it up with rocks and potting soil.   This is actually the second time I've planted this Spring.

First go around all I had was pink and purple petunias and ... the red on the wringer part just didn't seem right with them.  So after soaking in the "Maytag"  a couple days ... they went into pots instead and these reds took  their place.When 

dumping out  some old dirt from last years pots that never got cleaned, out popped 

another cute toad.    Kinda wondered if there'd be one inside  Bigdaddy's 

other boots but when dumping them out ... found not a one.

Now that the pots and boots all have fresh soil and flowers, I wonder

how long until a darling toad takes up residence in those ole  boots again.

I do hope soon!

 A few other things have started blooming here....

This is Miss Clematis's first bloom of  Spring. 

The azaleas here are 

 in full blossom.

I wish they lasted a bit longer... 

don't you?

 Aside from planting,

some of the garden junk has been getting moved here and there too.

Planted chairs, the sewing machine, and garden sink full of birdseed too. 

This tub was brought home from a recent yard sale adventure.

I'd never seen one in  this pattern before, have you?    My Sisterbear said it's 

a bushel/grain type. A bushel of zucchini, cukes, maters, .... cantaloupe?

..... happysigh... just imagine a real vine ripened tomato about now.  

With the salt shaker of course!

 This is the newest  flower bed and the  "Angel Mother" memorial  roses now live in it.

They were kinda struggling where they were growing before. So I hope they snap out of it and 

 get lots of SONshine here.  If I don't run out of gumption too soon tonight

I'd like to stencil a little sign for this spot:

Beware of Snapdragons

(they were marked down to 84cents this week and are now guarding the roses.)

 Over the weekend my sweetheart helped drag the old 48 Chevy out of the back pasture.  

He got it for me years and years ago and it's just sat in the back pasture growing lichens.

The glass is good in it but the floors  are pretty much gone in the cab and bed  so a rat had also taken up residence.  

When I cleaned out the cab I never saw it... but trust me... he's been there... a long time.  ick*

Myguy used the pressure washer on it for me and then I pulled him in the truck on the four wheeler to  the cornpatch.  So while the chevy  dried from it's bath,

 the picnic table got painted..... 

and later on.... with this leftover turquoise...

started on the truck. 

...Oh; ...forgot to mention that this was found in the cab with the rat stuff  and it now blooms on a fencepost.  

Does it look like a rusty 

"chevy flower" to you??  

.... okay...hold  your mouth just right and squint harder....

Now does it? 

With no floorboard in the bed of the truck; 

sunflowers are now planted  to grow out the back.... 

It's abit shaded... we'll wait n see what happens?

After this picture was taken the olde tiller made one more

 sweep up and down along  the passenger side

and a couple hollyhocks and a mess 

of zinnia seed  jumped in the row.  God willing

this cornpatch and flower truck will 

now take root.

 

This verse was in my lesson this morning.  

It seemed right to share today.

Let brotherly love continue

Hebrews 13:1

More love!  

Have a blessed day today... abiding, loving

and growing in Him.

Love,   Lea