April 30, 2018

Here are pictures of some of the other birds in the backyard this weekend.  The first picture of the yellow bird is of an American Goldfinch.  The next is a Titmouse followed by a White Breasted Nuthatch.

The fourth bird is non other than "Woody Woodpecker," also known as the Red Headed Woodpecker.  The last tw are of a Rose Breasted Grosbeak.

Lest you think that I know what these birds are... think again.  I have a couple of books to identify birds that habitat in Georgia and there is always Google.

 

April 29, 2018

We went through about 3-4 months without many birds in our backyard, which has been unusual, even considering the time of year.

Yesterday and today have made up for it.  There have been at least 9 or 10 different birds and as many as 3 are new, not having been here previously.

I am going to post them in two installments.  The first three pictures are of the same male cardinal; the next is the cardinal sharing the bird feeder with a Brown Headed Cowbird followed by a 'portrait' of the Cowbird.  I think that I will call his, 'The Judge.'  The last picture is a female Cardinal.

April 28, 2018

Here are a few Spring flowers from this past weekend.  The potted Tulips are different varieties and have lasted longer than the one planted in the ground.  The second picture is a Chinese Snowball tree.

April 23, 2018

Here are a few photos of the same Azalea plant, but from different compositions and processing.

 

April 15, 2018

I have not had much opportunity for pictures lately, which is a very poor excuse.  Just walk around the house and there is more than enough, which I did yesterday.

There are still a few daffodils in bloom.  They must be very late bloomers, as I noticed that there are buds on the Knock-Off Roses.  I think that the weather has the flowers confused.  It was 84 degrees yesterday and the forecast is for 55 degrees tomorrow.  Bright sun yesterday... major rain today.

I was happy to have the daffodil.  Three pictures of the same flower.  The first is cropped differently.  It is a 9 x16 vertical crop, which gives it a more artful look.

The next has a stanza of a poem by William Wordsworth.  It could be said that 'he wrote words worth much.'

The last picture was cropped for a desktop background, which is now on my computer.

April 6, 2018

This says it all about Caves Springs, GA,  “Our community has been able to preserve its charm and integrity without excessive modern development, except for a brand new "state of the art" red light complete with crosswalk signals, now in the middle of town.”

Cave Spring is a small town, just 15 miles southwest of Rome, with a picturesque square and a mix of specialty shops, restaurants, and charming bed and breakfast inns. An abundance of antiques, nestled within sight of a 29-acre tree-shaded park.

The 15 miles took us through open fields and farmland.  There are three restaurants and we chose Linde Marie's.  The onion rings were every bit as good as the Foster House in Cumming!  It was a fun day and look forward to returning to Caves Springs and the city of Rome. 

 

April 4, 2018

A side trip, which became the main event of our trip to Rome, GA was to Caves Springs, GA.  We visited Rolator Park, where there is a cave and a spring that flows from underground.  The spring produces about 2 million gallons per day.

See the following link:  http://romegeorgia.org/attraction/cave-springs-rolater-park/

The town of Caves Spring was a delight, but more on that in the next post.

You will notice in the last picture a small white mark.  That is a crevice exposing the sky. 

April 2, 2018

When in Rome... Rome, Georgia that is...

We took a day trip 70 miles west to the city of Rome, GA Saturday.  One of the locals; she was actually from Cave Springs, GA, told us the it was named after someplace in Italy.  Not only that, but both places have seven hills and that there are statues at City Hall of Romulus and Remus, courtesy of its namesake.

Ironically, each of the early founders had different names to name the town and the drew a name out of a hat.  hey, it was on the Internet, so it must be true...  (a common hyperbole).

I use to go there with my previous job and know of the 'clocktower,' but never took the opportunity to see it.

Check out this link for an historical account of the tower:  http://romegeorgia.org/attraction/city-clocktower/

The third picture has Linda, who is 5'-7" against the 63'-0" tower for a little perspective.

The remaining pictures are of the skyline taken from the tower.  

 

April 1, 2018

It is Easter and He is risen!  And that is no April Fool's Joke.

The picture below illustrates the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is of first importance to all who believe and is the means of salvation who do not.

The apostle Paul writes to us in I Corinthians 15:3-4, that, 

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, ..."

The reason of the death of Jesus Christ was to provide the payment for our sins.  God is a righteous God and there is a payment required for sin.  Not only is God righteous, but He is a God of love, and as such, He provided the payment for us.  It is our responsibility to accept His payment on our behalf, in order to have salvation.

This picture illustrates the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Last fall, Linda cut the plant down to the soil (death) and the pot was put in our garage for storage (burial), and recently, a shoot appeared and this is what we have (resurrection).

How cool it that?