Tag Archives: Tree

Camping on Site 73 for a While – Are We Having Fun Yet – Yes – Life Is What We Make It – Isn’t It – We Are Enjoying Special Moments as Life Goes On in its Ordinary Way –

Our motor home barely fits on Site 73, but here we are. I love the tree, probably a grapefruit or an orange tree, which Steve had to trim before we could open our door without branches hitting us in the … Continue reading

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How Did We Miss the Damage Caused by the Monsoon Rainstorm Wind – I Opened the Blinds to Enjoy My Backyard View and Found it Distorted – High Winds Had Toppled A Very Large Limb of our Emerald Palo Verde Tree –

The beautiful Oleander display I watched from my kitchen window is replaced with this sad predicament. I hope we can get it taken care of soon. More monsoon weather may be coming. In the middle and slightly to the right … Continue reading

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View from My Kitchen Window – Washing Dishes and Chilling Out at the Same Time –

  This is the lovely view I see Rinsing plates – admiring trees – Sunshine and shadow dazzle me Frazzled as I ever be – Oleander refreshes me – By Carol Ann Hoel © June 10, 2014

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Something Old and Something New

LORD You created the Universe on The first page of the Old Testament In Genesis Chapter One In Genesis Chapter Two You made Adam and Eve And the Garden of Eden – In Genesis Chapter Three The Serpent got in … Continue reading

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Reaching for the Light

Sipping my coffee early this morning sitting under the shadow of the portico of our building, I noticed this crooked tree. Shaded by the roof and surrounded by walls, the sunlight washed over half of the foliage leaving the other half still … Continue reading

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Trees

Trees What do they say They praise their Creator They speak of His strength His steadfast persistence His might His purpose His faithfulness What do trees do They stay They wait Their roots run Deep and strong They resist the … Continue reading

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