Ponderings from the Porch Swing

I was looking over my vacation photos tonight of my grandchildren and I and my eyes rested on a photo of my hands and my granddaughter’s hands on top of a colorful bow tie puzzle. We worked on the puzzle for several days laughing and talking while we sorted the little pieces and fitted them…

Sat outside today till the heat drove me back to my reading chair in the cool of my bedroom. The day was pretty and bright. The sun warmed my tomatoes and reddened them up. I picked a big tomato and marveled at the warmth of its skin as it rested in my palm. Wondered if…

My little kitchen garden in cow lick pots is such a source of joy to me. I picked a few tomatoes, two cucumbers, and a few sprigs of mint for lunch today. It’s such a wonder of life how we plant a few seeds, nurture and water them, and we’re rewarded with a harvest. It’s…

Father Sky did himself well with the sky canvas today, sketching a pretty blue sky, accented with fluffy white clouds, the sky almost purple where it touches the horizon. As I walked Penelope I remembered a quote about blue skies. “A walk beneath a blue sky clears the mind and lifts the soul.” I love…

Today is another glorious day, blue skies dressed in fluffy clouds colored in shades of white and cigar smoke grays, hot and humid like summer is supposed to be. Just makes the sweet ice tea in the Mason jar that much sweeter. Sat on the swing perch this morning and ate my breakfast bagel, drinking…

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough,” Meister Eckhart. Been thinking about prayer today as I’ve prayed for those beautiful children who lost their lives in the flood. The not knowing…I can’t even imagine. I’ve sat on the porch today and twice watched the…

The big fluffy clouds are traveling slowly today, gathering for their afternoon stroll onto the horizon hoping Mother Nature will dress them in a colorful formal gown for the sunset pageant. The sky is robin egg blue, a slight breeze is singing the wind chimes. I’m sitting in the swing watching a few songbirds on…

The sky is so blue this morning, it’s almost purple. Father Sky chose his pastels well early morning as he sketched a summer sky. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” That’s me as I gaze at the blue heavens. I see four turkey buzzards riding the wind currents,…

Another beautiful day today the Lord has made. Father Sky colored his sky blue, sketched with fluffy white clouds. The sun is burning down with Southern summer heat. I perched on the swing this morning watching songbirds on the feeders while I ate my bagel and drank my coffee. I saw a large yellow bellied…

Sitting in the swing this morning eating my bagel and watching the melodious little songbirds. I loved South Carolina’s ocean sky but there’s nothing like my Alabama blue sky. I’m content back on my front porch, perched in my swing. Psalm 34:18 reads, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in…