Beauty

Over the weekend, I went outside to my new-to-me yard and started weeding and cleaning out the dirt beds.  I have never done this before, and I feel very inept thanks to my black thumb (i.e. my ability to kill plants without really trying).  I was pulling old leaves and sticks away from the beds, and I realized that underneath this matted, old layer there were brand new shoots of plants.  As I carefully filtered out the old stuff, I continued to discover healthy, new green shoots.  I have no idea what these shoots will become, but I look forward to watching them grow throughout the spring and summer.

Watching our yard come into bloom over the last couple of weeks has been a breath of fresh air.  The lawn is so green.  One tree has beautiful white blossoms.  Others are growing greenery.  I also noticed we have three times as many raspberry plants as I originally thought.

And the birds!  The birds here are amazing!  The owners of this house obviously did things to encourage birds to stop by - numerous bird houses, and there was a bird bath in the corner of the yard.  We have seen chickadees, doves, and blue jays in our yard. We purchased bird seed, and we have our bird identifying book and our binoculars close by.

As I marvel at the beauty of where we live, I feel reverence for God's creations.  And I feel thrilled that my children will be raised in this beautiful place.

Anyone want to come eat raspberries with us in a few months?

(I am linking up to Heather's Just Write.)