Time for Nature

I should probably save this post for Friday Foto Friends, but when I have a bunch of pictures I want to share, I hate to wait too long!  Summertime is a good time for enjoying nature all around us, and this week has been a good example of that.  So I will share these pictures today, and I have included some kind of link with each picture...either to a site that gives more information about the item in the photo, or a link to a previous post that I have written about a similar item.  I guess you could call this Pam's Nature Academy!  I hope you will enjoy these interesting photos!

https://spiderid.com/spider/pisauridae/dolomedes/triton/  I saw this "six-spotted fishing spider" sitting on top of the water at the pond, resting on a floating plastic lid.

We watched two Ospreys flying about early one morning...here they are in the trees:

 https://www.naturesacademy.org/florida-feature/florida-feature-osprey-nesting-season-begun/

This is a young Swallow-tailed Kite...who was calling from the tree to its parents, who were flying around...https://www.naturesacademy.org/florida-feature/florida-feature-swallow-tailed-kite/

This White tailed deer was foraging for her supper one evening...https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/mammals/land/deer/

We woke up this morning to these Rain Lilies, which popped up after the rain and bloomed like magic!  My hubby called them lilies of hope, because made us feel hopeful...

https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-zephyranthes-atamasca/

I watched this Bumblebee enjoying his breakfast on the Rose of Sharon flower in the Memorial Garden
https://www.sunstatepest.com/fun-facts-about-bumblebees/ 

 This wild milkweed plant has popped up again. Just waiting for it to bloom. See THIS LINK for a previous post about this plant.

 The wild grape vines are quite prolific again this year, and it looks like it might be a good year for the wild grape crop.  Click HERE for a previous post about this. 

While at the pond I noticed this beautiful blue dragonfly again.  Click HERE for a previous post about dragonflies and their significance.

Well, I hope you have enjoyed these little nature lessons.  There is so much beauty around us to explore, if we just open our eyes to see. 

"God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." Genesis 1:31

How many of you remember this little song?

Words: Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848; original title: "Maker of Heaven and Earth." Alexander is believed to have written these lyrics at Markree Castle, near Sligo, Ireland.

Music: "Royal Oak," 17th Century English melody; arranged by Martin Fallas Shaw, 1915

Refrain

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
And made their tiny wings.

Refrain

The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

Refrain

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden:
God made them every one.

Refrain

The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows where we play,
The rushes by the water,
We gather every day.

Refrain

God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

Refrain

Oh Deer! What Can the Matter Be?

I am wondering what this deer is saying!

She may have been warning others to stay away...  (aren't her facial markings interesting?)

Or perhaps she wanted to let them know that she'd found some tasty tiny baby grapes and grapevines

Actually, she was alone, having a grapevine feast all by herself outside our kitchen window this evening.  She's been coming around the house frequently this week...and as I look at that bulging tummy, I'm thinking she is eating for more than just herself... what do you think? Time will tell.

I'll be watching to see what "develops"...

I thought you'd enjoy this enDEERing moment!! 

Jesus said in  John 15:

1.  "I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

2.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, 

that it may bear more fruit...

5.  I am the vine, you are the branches. 

He who abides in Me, and I in him,

bears much fruit;

for without Me you can do nothing.

8.  By this My Father is glorified,

that you bear much fruit,

so you will be My disciples."

Click HERE for another "EnDEERing moment"

And here is another...

And HERE is another favorite...

I Am The Vine

"I Am the true vine,

and My Father is the vinedresser."

"I am the vine,

you are the branches.

He who abides in Me,

and I in him,

bears much fruit;

For without ME you can do nothing.

If anyone does not abide in Me,

he is cast out as a branch and is withered;

and they gather them and throw them into the fire,

and they are burned.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,

you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

By this My Father is glorified,

that you bear much fruit;

so you will be My disciples.

John 15:1, 4-8, NKJV

Photos from the wild grapevines in my yard.

Linking up with: Breathing In Grace, Friday-Foto-Friends