It never ceases to amaze me to see the workings of the Lord
how He created the honeybees to do the work they do...
not just for our benefit...but also, for His glory
we are in the dry season here on this tropical island...
and even the bees are thirsty
so I make sure to keep water in the clay saucers scattered around the cottage compound...
for keeping little creatures hydrated
and as you can see in the photos...
they do drink water
because I don't want them to drown in the water should they fall in...
I keep just enough that the water does not reach the height of their wings
and although it means checking on the saucers for water every now and then...
it is a work I enjoy
our honeybees are well worth it and I'm grateful to the Lord for blessing us with them
meanwhile...I noticed that one of my coffee trees needed to be picked of the coffee beans
I also noticed that some small creature...
a bird perhaps? likes to eat the berry part
which is just fine because it is the bean part we are interested in
I love the pretty white flowers that come out on the coffee tree...
they remind me of stars with extra points on them
these are what turn into the berries as they dry up
in the photo below, you can see one flower that has dried and turning red
it will be a beautiful red berry before long
I think the berries are just as pretty as the blooms they grow from
and the bean will grow inside the berry
I picked all the red berries that were ready...
enjoying in the quiet peacefulness of the morning, the blessings of my Saviour...
wishing you were here so we could share it together
the berries will be set out to dry, then roasted and stored for our morning coffee
fresh ground coffee is so much nicer than instant, I must say
and I do understand that instant coffee often has more than coffee in it...
which makes me wonder if any time I've had instant...
as to why it has a "different" coffee taste to it
I'll let you look that up for yourself
these coffee trees on our farm are less than two years old and not very tall as yet...
and they give us fruit already
not a whole lot, but enough to make us a few cups
here's looking forward to more lovely coffee berries, should the Lord bless
my camera sort of "caught" a tiny hummingbird feeding off some of our blooms...
behind the cottage
imagine such an almighty God who thought to create such a very tiny bird!
and every tiny bird that falls does not do so without my heavenly Father
how precious!
O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness,
and thy mighty hand:
for what God is there in heaven or in earth,
that can do according to thy works,
and according to thy might?
Deuteronomy 2:34
May your day or night be graced by God's mighty works.
