Once again, it's been a while . . . A dear friend or two has asked how we're doing, so I thought I'd better check in here with a brief note before any more time passes. We're staying busy with good things here at the ranch with the pre-spring winter blooms everywhere -- if only photos could capture and share smells -- now THAT might be a tech invention worth pursuing! Somebody get on that, please. (It probably exists already.)
The ranch's native Texan yellow agarita bush blooms and not-so-native pinkish-white Mexican plum tree flowers are DELICIOUS. Seriously. My mouth waters every time I catch a whiff. However, as you see below, we're all geared up here because we have a surprise three-day freeze coming.
Coming from living all over the Houston area for decades, these Central Texas full four seasons are very appreciated - even in the cold. By comparison, the current low for our grand-kids who live in Canada is NEGATIVE 27 degrees today. Um. We can deal with 27 as a low here tonight.
Welp, like I said, this will be brief, but I do want to also include a little note of encouragement for all if you scroll below the pictures. Today it served as a personal prayer for myself and for all as by March we are far enough from New Year's Resolutions now to need a re-charge yet quickly approaching the beginning of the beloved and selfless Lenten season (one of my favs)!
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| Robert - or as our priest from Poland calls him "The Robert" :) |
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| "The Christie" |
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| "The Landon" landscaping at the Star |
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| "The David" pedi-cabbing in Houston |
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| Minnie and Josh with the blooms of a Mexican plum tree |
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| A windblown white lily |
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| Lolita being Lolita - this is what senior ratchas do for at least 22 hours of the day, btw |
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| A very chilly tank with morning fog lifting Now for the simple mid-winter reminder/prayer for self and all ~ enjoy! Be yourself . . . BUT be open be teachable be active be benign be peaceful be merciful be thoughtful be kind be balanced be generous be enthusiastic be humble be a little crazy be respectful be guarded be cautious be wise be faithful be polite be accepting be oblivious to some things and some people be attentive to others be Christ on earth be the face of Love Be the YOU that you are meant to BE and sometimes that's all you can do and that is enough! |
