Seeing Red...

I couldn't help seeing red wherever my eyes landed this morning...

but of the good kind

the ackee tree is putting out it's red fruit

the red and yellow hibiscus flowers thrilled me with their frilly petals

the red hibiscus is looking good, too

and our young roo is giving the red hibiscus, the "good looks" competition

the banana flower is showing off it's red

and the red sorrel seeds are in the process of drying for the next season

the tomato patch is growing lots of red

and I do believe, we will have a tomato feast today

the pea tree is promising plenty peas with their red beginnings

the crotons along the fence look rather elegant in their red and black leaves

the white ginger lillies are sprouting blooms below the rock garden

the "pride of barbados" flamboyant flowers are beckoning the hummingbirds

the red ixora flowers are still going strong

Mimi and Ms. Roja are keeping their red feathers in fine form indeed

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord:

though your sins be as scarlet,

they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red like crimson,

they shall be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

May your day or night be graced in God's mercy.

Saturday Island Postcard...

Where is someone's idea of relaxation with a cast-off fishing net for a hammock...

by the sea, by the beautiful sea 

May your day or night be well relaxed in the grace of God.

Duranta Dabble...

When it comes to my flowering plants...

one of the hardest things to do is pruning them...

especially when they are blooming

this duranta plant continues blooming and it had become a mess of unruly long branches

it had to be pruned

it's a warm weather perenial of the verbena plant family

sometimes, the blooms look a bit like orchids with their sprays

sometimes, the blooms clump together

this particular duranta plant in front of Pilgrim's Cottage...

is home and food to many creatures

the doves practically live under it and if I'm not mistaken...

seem to be eating the berries that fall from it

the tiny maribone wasps drink the dew and rain drops from it...

and the nectar from the flowers

the hummingbirds feed from these tiny flowers...

and they are often seen from my verandah

the butterflies come for their share of the sweet nectar from the duranta

and look like flowers themselves, blown by the breeze...

as they wing their way around the blooms

they light on the plant just long enough to drink but...

not long enough to for my camera to "catch" them clearly

looking at the sprays of berries...

one can understand their other name, "Golden Dewdrops"

of course, there are the very tiny creatures that use the duranta as home...

I have no idea what this tiny white creature is...

but, it's pretty

when I snipped the flower stems and took them over to the outside sink...

out popped a tiny white spider, no bigger than my fingernail

I never throw away the blooms that get pruned off a plant...

no, no!

too pretty to throw them out...

and they look just fine in a pail on the sink for an extra ooomph near the water faucet

and watching over a few sprigs...

my lion sleeps tonight

and the elect church of Christ says of the Lion of Judah...

His cheeks are as a bed of spices,

as sweet as flowers:

His lips like lilies,

dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

His mouth is most sweet:

yea, He is altogether lovely.

This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend,

O daughters of Jerusalem.

Solomon's Song 5:13,16

May your day or night be altogether lovely by God's grace.

A Delectable Barter...

Sometimes, it just works to make a good barter...
and leave the paper monies aside

and that's what we did when someone asked for a 25 oz. bottle...

of our Pilgrim's Farm home-grown raw honey

in return, we got 4 pounds of freshly butchered, grass-fed, beef...

cut into 6, 1/2 inch thick steaks

while we are not big meat eaters...

we do love a good steak once in a while as long as it's pastured and grass fed...

and no chemicals pumped into the cow

we do not buy imported meat to the island which is wrought with hormones, antibiotics...

fed food that is un-natural to it's digestive system

(this kind of meat doesn't even taste natural) 

and more often than not, comes from animal factories where they often suffer...

before they are butchered

literally, I cannot stomach this un-Godly way of raising animals for food

it goes against the un-natural order of the Lord's creation

I seasoned the steaks with sea salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce...

oiled the very hot, smoking grill with some coconut oil...

and cooked each side for about 7 to 8 minutes

and while the steaks cooked...

a large onion was sliced and sauteed in some butter

then, some sliced dates were thrown in and cooked together for a minute or two

just a little sea salt and a tablespoon of good dijon mustard...

and stirred together till it's all combined

we had some home grown mashed pumpkin with the medium rare steaks

a simple meal topped off with a banana/walnut/coconut cake...

and it was all good, a blessing from our God

May your day or night be delectable in God's grace.

The Day Glows...

While my morning glass of fresh milk glows right along with Foxie...

(she got her share, too and glows with the satisfaction)

the morning is still glowing after last night's moon shine

and after some rain...

the sun shone it's glow here, there and everywhere through the trees

and Shadow boy is sittin' nice and glowing with calmness...

"keeping guard" by the gate

the hibiscus has opened and is glowing it's pretty face toward the mountains

while my husband glows digging up the small yams for today's dinner

and my hens are always glowing to me when they nicely share a nest box...

to lay us more eggs

they gave me a tiny present of a tiny feather left on an egg

honest, I didn't put it there...

but, how glowing!

the egrets that keep company with our cow and her calf...

glow ever so beautifully with their bright yellow eyes and beaks

and my favorite glow of today...

is the milk our Ms. Ruthie Moo Moo gave this morning

all 18 cups of her raw milk are glowing quite wonderfully in the fridge

butter and cheese making in the future, I am hoping

Ho, every one that thirsteth,

come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money;

come ye, buy, and eat;

yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?

and your labour for that which satisfieth not?

hearken diligently unto me,

and eat ye that which is good,

and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Isaiah 55:1,2

May your day or night be filled with the milk and fatness of the Lord's grace.

What About the 144,000...?

Don Fortner explains with scripture who the 144,000 are in Revelation 7

click here to go to sermon

May the Lord give you ears and eyes by His grace.

Saturday Island Postcard

Where we love to visit for dining, a little history, and the best of the world's chocolate

click photo to enlarge

May your day or night be sweet in the Lord's grace.