A Peaceful Day

I opened up a new library book to read today, and this was the first page I turned to:

I thought that was pretty appropriate for our current national situation.  

Who knew? (God knew). This is a library book entitled "Blessings in Disguise", which is a part of the Guideposts fiction series of "Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries." 

It has been a quiet, peaceful day here on our side of the pond....Well, except for our son's car breaking down about 40 miles from home and him having to get it towed to a safe place to repair it, but God is good, and it all came together. And a kind soul from his workplace drove him all the way home (about 50 miles).  Now he just has to figure out how to get back and forth to work everyday until he can get it fixed. But he's working on that too, and I'm sure a solution will be forthcoming soon...it may be a bit "beyond our reserves", but not "beyond God's resources!"

Anyway, as I was saying, it's been a quiet, peaceful day here...after last night's royal territorial battle between the rival Canadian Geese...

These two males had quite the fight, but they finally backed off and swam back to their respective "corners". 

Today I think only one couple has been in the pond, so it really has been peaceful.

 As a matter of fact, it was so peaceful that they walked right up onto our lawn and checked out the bird seed under the bird feeders, with us sitting on the deck right above them. They stayed there for quite a while and didn't seem to worry about us being there at all!

It was fun to watch them up so close.  I do hope they will build their nest here on our pond so we will be able to watch their babies hatch. Time will tell.

Meanwhile, we are so thankful to have our kids living nearby. During this time of  "isolation" they have been very kind to take care of some errands for us "elderly folks" so that we don't have to go out into the world of germs too often.  Today in addition to picking up some things we needed from Home Depot, our sweet son and daughter in law brought me some pretty flowers to enjoy.

Aren't these tulips and daffodils just gorgeous?  They are special because we can't grow these here in Florida, so it is always a treat in the springtime to have a bouquet of these "Easter flowers" to enjoy for as long as they will last...

And I have been wanting some colorful plants to put on the front deck, and so they brought me this lovely red geranium plant...and it came with a little green friend:

Mr. Green Chameleon is hurrying away to a safer place...

They also brought this lovely pink geranium, which is in a hanging basket. I just need to find the right spot to hang it.

For now this is how the front porch/deck looks.  The plants have lots of new buds, so soon they will be loaded with new blooms.  Do you still see the chameleon?  He didn't go far. I think he probably jumped back  into the plant when I left. That's why you should never bring plants inside the house that have been outside...sometimes even snakes have been found in them...just saying...

Well, while I have been sitting here writing this, the geese went back to battle again outside. It is getting too dark to take any pictures, but the noise was wild!

 I will close with these pictures taken earlier of our resident couple, staking their claim on a log in the water...

I think this means that he's "the bull goose" around here! LOL.

I will close with these words that we read in our devotions this morning from the book of Hosea 6:1-3

Seems like some good words of advice and possible prophecy for us today:

"1.  Come,  and let us return to the Lord;

For He has torn, but He will heal us;

He has stricken, but He will bind  us up.

2.  After two days He will revive us;

On the third day He will raise us up,

That we may live in His sight.

3.  Let us know,

Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord,

His going forth is established as the morning;

He will come to us like the rain,

Like the latter and former rain to the earth."

We look forward to the Lord coming to us like the rain...

Until then, be at peace, and stay healthy, and may God bless you and keep you always.

Amen.