Author Archives: hernibs

Allium in the Rose Garden

Posted on May 21, 2019

Allium Atropurpureum (Ornamental Garlic) Symbolizes good fortune and prosperity, unity, humility and patience.

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Middle Daughter’s Lovely Yard

Posted on May 20, 2019

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I was a seed searching for a place to root. Carried by turbulent winds to desolate soil I could have withered and dried. Transported by flighty fowl of feelings to distant shores, I may have drowned in oceans of … Continue reading →

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May Flowers

Posted on May 18, 2019

The scent of lilacs always takes me back to the days I walked to school and passed a hedge of lilacs. That perfume lifted my spirits and still does.

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Anemone In The Rain

Posted on May 17, 2019

I am like an anemone I close up in the rain waiting for the sun to shine then we will smile again. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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Just Stop

Posted on May 16, 2019

Sit, breathe, listen to sounds you have not heard before. Don’t miss out on the beauty while always searching for more. Breathe wisdom from the silence, healing from the air learn to stop and learn to wait, when nothing more … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Day Hanging Basket

Posted on May 15, 2019

I was thoroughly spoiled for Mother’s Day. I am so very blessed.

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Decisions, Decisions

Posted on May 14, 2019

Every day, each of us makes decisions that determine the direction in which our lives will move. No one, no matter how wise, how highly principled or experienced, can make the right decision every time. To err is no disgrace. … Continue reading →

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Fullness

Posted on May 13, 2019

Only Emptiness Is Prepared for Fullness ~Richard Rohr

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 12, 2019

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Fungi On Alder

Posted on May 11, 2019

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Twisted

Posted on May 10, 2019

How far back would we need to look to figure out what caused this crook. Were you bending, reaching for the light or curling away from some horrible fright. Yearning for safety or enjoying the sight, what caused this twist … Continue reading →

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Where Dreams Can Grow

Posted on May 9, 2019

In your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may go and sheltered so may thrive and grow. ~Louise Driscoll

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Some Place

Posted on May 8, 2019

Some place mushrooms grow wild, some place they are sold. Some place Rhodos grow like weeds or so that’s what I’m told. Some place cactus ten feet tall growing commonly, some place two inches in a pot is all the … Continue reading →

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The Greening of All Things

Posted on May 7, 2019

The divine photosynthesis that grows everything from within by transforming light into itself ~Hildegard of Bingen [1098–1179] called this viriditas, or the greening of all things, a metaphor for spiritual and physical health, which is visible in the divine word.

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