Whispers

 September whispers farewell this week.  The month seemed to fly by on the wings of a bird.

The hummers said goodbye the second week.  I left the feeders up for travelers farther north who might need a bit of sustenance on their way south.  

   We finally received some much needed rain last week.  Three wonderful inches.  My mums were very happy!

The sunsets have been breathtaking.  Hubby and I have enjoyed them so.  It is lovely to watch the sun go down and hear the crickets song as a day comes to a close.

I am certainly going to be a bit sad to see September go.

How about you?

Have a blessed coming week.   Hope to see you in October.

Hugs

Debbie

"He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed."  Psalm 107:29

The Last of November

It is the last of November friends.   Most of the leaves have fallen...harvest season is at an end ... deer hunting has begun.

Soon it will be time to prepare for Christmas and a New Year.   Seems like life happens way too fast.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could slow down and make the moments last?


I have just started reading a book "One Month to Live" by Kerry and Chris Shook.

It is based on the thought that if you only had one month to live what meaningful thing would you do each day.   I think it will be a perfect read for this time of the year.  Sometimes we get so caught up in the craziness of the holidays that we lose touch with why we are here and what is of importance.

Tomorrow another birthday will arrive.  It sets one to do some pondering.  While life has many ups and downs it seems vital to hold onto what matters.  In the big scheme of things as brother James penned in the scriptures ..."what is your life?  You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."  James 4:14b   Upon that thought hoping everyone finds time to do what is meaningful this coming week. 

Hugs Debbie

Arrival

Fall's arrival brought lovely blue skies...

 hills with a tint of color...

mums of gold ...

and bits of sunlight.











Hope your first fall day brought blessings too!  Thanks for stopping by.











                                                                                                         

Making a memory...

Making a memory is what life is all about.  Today I had an appointment with one.

 

   My wonderful hubby thought bales of straw with pumpkins and mums for decorating might be rather boring.

 

He had something else in mind. 

 

Umm!  Perhaps he could use a bit of help .  

 

 

While sweetie was busy constructing arms and legs out of plastic pipe I decided to get creative . 

 

Using a pillowcase stuffed with straw I loaded a brush with acrylic ink and painted a face.  (This is definitely not my finest piece of art.) 

Since neither one of us had ever made a scarecrow we took things slowly .  With a drill and a few rivets his clothing was attached to the pipe.   The head was a bit of a challenge but with more pipe and rivets he was snuggly connected.  To keep his straw hat on I sewed it to his head.  It was a bit like working on a patient.  More straw was necessary to pad him well and to give him weight so he would not blow away.  Then to dress him up a bit gloves were attached with plastic ties to the sleeves of the shirt.   By this time he was starting to take on some character.


The garden bench seemed like the perfect place to situate him.

  Now he may not win a prize but perhaps he is a bit more interesting than a few mums and pumpkins.    Thanks for pulling up a bale of straw and taking some time to enjoy the making of a memory.    God Bless!    

  (P.S I think some bright chrysanthemums would complete this scene very nicely - umm- maybe the flower fairy will drop by tomorrow).