Beauty Captured--Day 42/Wordless Wednesday

Activity at the feeder outside the dining room window

Only Passionate Curiosity

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Beauty Captured--Day 41

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Beauty Captured--Day 38

I'm sorry; you may get tired of the hummingbirds over the next few days! I still find it exciting to see so many coming to this feeder. (We have four feeders up, one on each side of the house, but they prefer this one, it seems.) For this shot, I am probably less than 5 feet from the feeder.

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Beauty Captured--Day 36

Uncropped

This little one was checking me out!

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Y is for Yucca

Y is for Yucca

Our Yucca didn't bloom this year. I searched my photos, and discovered I didn't have any pictures of the yucca blossoms from previous years, either. Ah, well, at least I could get some of the plant itself!

I was first introduced to yuccas when we lived in the Texas panhandle, my sixth grade year. I've sound them an interesting plant ever since, and have great...respect...for the sharp points of the leaves.

Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry (arid) parts of North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. (Wikipedia)

Some uses of the Yucca.

Recipes:
Yucca Frita
Yucca French Fries
Cuban-Style Yucca
Yucca with Garlic Sauce

Can you think of any other flowers or plants which begin with the letter "Y"?

Be sure to join the others who are Blogging Through the Alphabet.

Next week we will wrap up this round of Blogging Through the Alphabet, with the letter "Z." Marcy plans a brief break, then we'll start up a new round on October 7.


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Beauty Captured--Day 25

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Beauty Captured--Day 22

This morning's moon

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Beauty Captured--Day 21/Wordless Wednesday

And here I thought my tea rose had died! Look what I found this morning!!

Only Passionate Curiosity

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Beauty Captured--Day 20

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Beauty Captured--Day 19

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Beauty Captured--Day 16

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Beauty Captured--Day 9

I don't necessarily think this is "beautiful;" in fact, it seems rather brutal. But it was fascinating to watch. It also interrupted school time. ;-)

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C is for Camellia

C is for Camellia

Camellias are flowering plants, originally grown in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himilayas east to Japan and Indonesia. Leaves from some of the varieties are used for tea.

The camellia is the state flower for Alabama.

These photos were taken on our field trip to Rosedown Plantation in January.

You can read more about camellias, and their care.

Can you think of any other flowers/plants that begin with "C"?

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365 Days of Photos--January 11, 2013/Day is Dying in the West

Day Is Dying in the West
Text: Mary A. Lathbury, 1841-1913
Music: William F. Sherwin, 1826-1888

1.    Day is dying in the west;
    heaven is touching earth with rest;
    wait and worship while the night
    sets the evening lamps alight
    through all the sky.

Refrain:
    Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
    Heaven and earth are full of thee!
    Heaven and earth are praising thee,
    O Lord most high!

2.    Lord of life, beneath the dome
    of the universe, thy home,
    gather us who seek thy face
    to the fold of thy embrace,
    for thou art nigh.
    (Refrain)

3.    While the deepening shadows fall,
    heart of love enfolding all,
    through the glory and the grace
    of the stars that veil thy face,
    our hearts ascend.
    (Refrain)

4.    When forever from our sight
    pass the stars, the day, the night,
    Lord of angels, on our eyes
    let eternal morning rise
    and shadows end.
    (Refrain)

May you have a wonderfully blessed and peaceful Sabbath!

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Christmas Day Tornado, 2012

The day after Christmas, Hubby and I were up rather early, and so was Little Bit, since he'd gone to bed early the night before...and was the only one who didn't know out tiny town had been hit by a tornado on Christmas Day.

After Hubby and I had showered and dressed, and it was still a little while before he had to head for work, we decided to drive around town, to take photos. I'd hoped to get some before the work crews started working.

We were totally amazed, and awestruck, by what we observed.

The work crew

Tire shop

Head Start

Tire shop

Where Tim works

Behind where Tim works

There used to be a "Welcome to our town" sign here

Later, after Hubby had gone to work, and the kids and I had eaten breakfast, we drove around again, so the kids could see the damage in daylight. We even drove to the neighboring town, where Jen works; no damage there. Then we stopped at the grocery store, to pick up something to prepare for lunch.

When we got back home, as soon as the kids opened the door, they discovered our power was back on! Oh! Praise the Lord! Other parts of town didn't have theirs back on until late afternoon.

And, frankly, I haven't done much (any) driving around town since then....because Tim and Jen have run the errands for me! ;-)

We are certainly praising the Lord that no one was killed, or even injured much. But we did have some heavy rain again today, and some thunder.

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