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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 494

~ Alabama, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

”I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.“
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭45‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Honeysuckle is a common, widely distributed vine that many of you are familiar with. It may seem unusual that I might begin a post with honeysuckle, but there’s a special reason that, admittedly, will probably only be special to me. As I hiked along a trail near the lake last week, I was overtaken by a sweet fragrance that filled the air around me. Like songs, certain smells can stir up memories. After 3 and a half years with no sense of smell, I stopped in my tracks, overwhelmed by the fact that God had given me another spring to enjoy the unmistakeable scent of honeysuckle. I had not considered that this would ever happen again!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 486

~ Alabama, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring, Winter

”May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth!“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭115‬:‭15‬ ‭(ESV)‬‬

The final days of February brought a variety of weather and skies, a roller coaster of sorts when it comes to sun and clouds, warm and cool. This is typical for February and March here in Alabama. A late February sunrise last week was spectacular in an unusual kind of way, with colors swirling and changing reminding me of the times I’ve been privileged to witness the dancing skies of the Aurora Borealis! Maybe this was a show of the “eastern lights”?READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 461

~ Aerial Photogaphy, Alabama, Simple + Southern Sunday

“Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭113‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I must give credit to Pam for this pic of a magnificent September sunrise from the middle of last week. Missing this in person is what I get for not getting up early enough to catch a ride on the golf cart before it pulled away just before sunrise. I bragged on her for the brave move in the dark. The fence line you see in the shadows is home and a travel route for various creatures…such as skunks, coyotes, bobcats and others. None will harm you, but a close encounter might make you smell as if you’ve been afflicted!
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