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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 513

~ Alabama, Autumn, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday

“He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name;”
‭‭Amos‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I really enjoyed getting out several times last week at first light as deep darkness was being overcome by September mornings. My senses are detecting change in the air, although very subtle most of the time. We aren’t putting away summer clothes just yet! Pam’s dad had a groundhog in his yard on Tuesday, and I remarked that it means we will have 6 more weeks of summer!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 510

~ Alabama, Appalachian Foothills, Simple + Southern Sunday

“But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭79‬:‭13‬ (‭ESV)

It is now becoming noticeable that we are losing daylight. I didn’t sense it very much for the first few weeks after the summer solstice. In reality, the daily changes do start out small and begin to increase as we approach autumn, so I’m not just imagining! If I stand at the same spot along the fence where I did for this August sunrise, it will be interesting to note that by early September the sun will be rising to the right of the metal post…moving on down the fence line, heading south for the winter!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 495

~ Alabama, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

”I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.“
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬ ‭(ESV‬‬)

I wandered to my “sunrise place” a couple of mornings before sunrise last week only to find mostly clouds. This is typically a really good spot to enjoy a lot of color with spectacular skies , but having perfect weather and cloud cooperation is not always a part of everyday living. It was nice to see I was not the only one who had  gone to a bit of trouble to be browsing around in the cool of the day! I think we surprised each other.READ MORE