I watch or read the news. And many hours of the day I read, pray, create, look for beauty. A lot of time with blogs. Simple work at home. There are snowdrops in the garden. Earlier this year, Karl did a lot of work in the yard, on warm days. There is new space for daylilies and hosta to grow.
Today I am learning about the WordPress.com Free Photo Library.
These are a few of the verses from the Bible that I quoted this year.
For a thousand years in thy sight
are but as yesterday
when it is past,
and as a watch in the night.
Psalm 90: 4 (KJV)
Come unto me, all ye that labour
and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11: 28 (KJV)
A new commandment I give unto you,
that ye love one another;
as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another.
John 13: 34 (KJV)
Yet the Lord will command
his lovingkindness in the daytime,
and in the night his song shall be with me,
and my prayer unto the God of my life.
Psalm 42: 8 (KJV)
Mauthe Lake
Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit
Wisconsin State Parks System
April 12, 2019
Photos by Karl
Ellen Grace Olinger
Wisconsin seasons
each with their own
character and beauty
how I love the seasons
The Sheboygan River
Kiwanis Park
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
August 29, 2019
Photo by Karl
as if they could
store the sun
small blankets
on a chair
add color to
the scene
as they await
to warm
another time
rereading poems
new layers of meaning
every year
all the colors
of any given day
winds and warmth
summer reaching its fullness
after the longest day
in the North
wildflowers grow
by fields of corn
words of poetry
uplift my soul
keep me strong
Poems are from July 2014, and still true this July.
Busy Bee
Sheboygan Interurban Trail
July 27, 2018
Photos by Karl
Poems are by Ellen Grace Olinger.
we walk
around a large store
on a chilly day
fragrance of Spring
perennials and
Easter lilies
We were at Menards in Sheboygan. We bought a lily that is just beginning to bloom. Now it lives by a window, and I gave it some water. The Christmas poinsettia from Mentink’s Piggly Wiggly is still lovely, and seems to be growing. We will take pictures for the blog on a sunny day, as the lily blooms. Good to bring it home in good shape. All the lilies and other plants looked nice. Some hardy Spring perennials were outside.
This is another photo by Karl from Mauthe Lake in Fond du Lac County yesterday. Still wearing my winter coat and walked outside there a short time! We see a few people on our walks outside. Yesterday, we also saw some people at the park and ash trees that needed to be cut down. Lots of work in progress. New road work too, just beginning.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Yesterday, Karl and I went for a drive to see the early beginnings of Spring. We visited Mauthe Lake. I asked Karl to take this serene photo.
Mauthe Lake
Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit
Wisconsin State Parks System
April 12, 2019
