The other morning, I noticed the rose bushes are blooming, once again
that is a marvelous thing to me
my husband was pruning another bush when he realized a bird's nest, nestled inside it
I took some vines and banana leaves and draped the bush with it...
hoping to replicate the original covering over the nest
the mockingbird, whose nest it is...
came back and is now taking care of her 3 blue with brown speckled eggs
that, too, is a marvelous thing
yesterday morning, for sure, we thought this hive was about to swarm
the bees all came out in a sudden flurry of noise and took to the air...
climbing higher and higher...
wider and wider, until...
we thought the hive was lost
my husband opened the hive from the top and checked to see what was going on
all he could find was that the new bee queen had probably gone to find a mate
we waited and hoped
and while we waited, my husband harvested approximately 7 pounds of honey...
and put another super on top to give the bees more room
and wouldn't you know it...
the bees came back...
and now they are back to normal...
calmly going about with their nectar gathering and honey making
this is indeed, a marvelous thing
we have a temporary water "moat" under the hive to keep out red ants...
that can destroy a whole hive in a matter of minutes
which is why you see the red bin to keep the hive out of the water in the black tray
the guava tree back of the cottage...
was ready for the picking
these wonderfully sweet, juicy fruit were bigger than my fist
they were good to the last bite, let me tell you
how marvelous is this
for the past few months, our papaya trees have been giving...
and giving
they are beautiful to eat just as they are...
and they make great smoothies
a marvelous thing, indeed
how nice to see the chickens and goats...
don't worry one about the other
they all live together and each go about their business...
the chickens never minding the company of the goats...
nor the goats of the chickens
"farm city" I call it
too marvelous, it is
these days, the citrus trees all around us on the homestead...
are covered in blooms
(in the photo below, you can see one of our kid goats, standing to reach some citrus leaves)
the scent of them send a fragrance out so delicate...
and yet, so heady, it can make a person giddy with pleasure...
and I do believe we may have more citrus than we could count, soon
a perfume of marvel in God's creation
those layer chicks we got a few months ago...
are giving signs that shortly, in the not-too-distant time...
they will gift us with more eggs on the homestead, please
how marvelous indeed, is the wonder of God's creation
Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously:
for I will work a work in your days which ye will not believe,
though it be told you.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
Behold, I will save my people from the east country,
and from the west country;
And I will bring them,
and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem:
and they shall be my people,
and I will be their God,
in truth and in righteousness.
Habakkuk 1:5 and Zechariah 8:6-8
May your day or night find marvel in the grace of God.
