Little plastic cups, 

growing mixture, seeds, water -

      now the wait begins!

 

Yes, we have done soil blockers; yes we have done newspaper cups; yes we have done peat cups.  This year we really have room and materials and just drilled holes in little plastic drink cups.   

Thought we had a plan;

 then unseen events arose -

          life is uncertain. 

Buds, birds  and branches 

outside my windows today.

        Tomorrow - blossoms?

 

Tomorrow night - frost!!?? 

 Everywhere and ever-present God,
friend, comforter, protector, guide,
shepherd, parent......
here we are in this season
when Jesus has ascended,
left us,
but the Holy Spirit has not yet come.
And honestly God,
sometimes it feels like we are on our own,
not just for these 10 days but for every day for all time.
We are so unjust, so cruel, so arrogant to each other.
Help us trust in the coming and the power of your Holy Spirit,
lest we get lost in the wilderness of fear and despair.
We pray this for our sake, that we might find our best lives,
and for the sake of Jesus,
that his life, death, resurrection, and ascension will not have been in vain.

 Multicolored flash
at the hummingbirds feeder -
      welcome little friend.

 White clouds drifting by,
wind sets the woods a-humming -
      sunshine on the deck.

 

Dark clouds now, rain coming? 

 Airplanes overhead,
Speed boats on the horizon -
        Bathers on the beach.

On the bench it's me - eating a pasty!