Giant Hummingbird

Here is the other giant Lego display we saw. You can see how big it is because my friend Karen is standing beside it. And you can also see the individual Legos. I think I liked this one more than the butterfly.  A hovering masterpiece.

“David looked up and saw the angel hovering between earth and sky…” 

2 Samuel: 24

Giant Butterfly

I was out walking with my girlfriend, and this giant butterfly attacked us!

It then flew off and started to chase others!

O.K., the truth is that we went to see a display of giant butterflies made from Lego blocks. This butterfly is made with over 37,000 pieces! We look miserable because it was so hot that we could not walk through and see everything. Here is a close-up shot where you can see the individual Legos! On my next post, I will show you what else we saw.

“This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land.”

Genesis 6

The Red Planet

For the last few days, Mars has been so close to earth that you can see it with your bare eyes. In the southeast, it is the biggest and brightest star in the sky, twinkling red.

Go ahead and laugh, but I just HAD to try. I do not have a fancy camera or a tripod, but I do have a good zoom. I did not change the color of these pictures, it was RED, turning more purplish after midnight.

“They conveniently forget that long ago all the galaxies and this very planet were brought into existence out of watery chaos by God’s word.” 

2 Peter 3

A Fishy Shopping Tale

I had just donated something to Goodwill, and I spotted this in the donation center

A little round white bookcase shaped like a fishbowl, with fish on the sides. I was delighted! I asked if they would put a price sticker on it and bring it out on the floor. They did, and we bought it! Of course, it goes in the girl's playroom. It is all wood and very heavy. Not bad for six dollars.

The cats love it, and think it's their new toy. They like to chase each other around and through it.They will probably like it more than the girls will! 

“God keeps track of the decent folk; what they do won’t soon be forgotten. In hard times, they’ll hold their heads high; when the shelves are bare, they’ll be full.”

 Psalm 37

Row On Row

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row...
John McCrae

No poppies here. Just rows and rows of white markers. This is the Veteran's Cemetery in Staunton, Va.

“Sorrow makes us all children again — destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“…we know that when these bodies of ours are taken down like tents and folded away, they will be replaced by resurrection bodies in heaven.”

2 Cor. 5

The Littlest Graduate

What do we have here? This is our middle granddaughter Dara. Yesterday we went to  her graduation from pre-school. When I was a child, there was no pre-school, let alone graduation! But I think this little ceremony gives the child a real sense of accomplishment. Now on to kindergarten! Yes, they did have kindergarten when I was little!

There is always one child in a group who can't bear to look at the audience.

Getting her diploma

I sat with her little sister on my lap during the ceremony.

Us with the happy graduate. And so ended our morning. Full of yellow caps and good memories.

“You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.”

Colossians 2:6

Dangerous Work

This is how they used to repair wires.

This is how they changed streetlights

And this is how prisoners were transported.

And just for fun, Lillian Russell was a huge star in the 1800's. Looks like there's hope for me yet!

A friend sent me a bunch of old pictures this week. So I picked these to show you. Maybe one day I will post some more.

“And why do you think I keep risking my neck in this dangerous work? I look death in the face practically every day I live. Do you think I’d do this if I wasn’t convinced of your resurrection and mine as guaranteed by the resurrected Messiah Jesus?”

1 Cor. 15:30