Saturday, August 25, 2018

Beauty for Ashes

The little tree that provided such springtime beauty for many years is dead.

Beauty, though, continues on.


And while I may be personally puzzled as to the way the world works, BBBH and I were able to solve this 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle!


8 comments:

Lin said...

So sad to lose a tree or a good perennial that brought years of joy with its blossoms. Time to shop for a new one and let the decaying roots feed the new life.

Oh, geez...that puzzle! yikes!

I think you should turn your mushroom photo into a puzzle--now THAT would be tough!

vanilla said...

Lin, the puzzle was a bit tricky. What a great idea! and we have a puzzle factory right here in town that will do that (we have had some done). No mom-and-pop business, either-- they employ about 170 people.

Secondary Roads said...

Isaiah 61 is a beautiful psalm.

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.

vanilla said...

Chuck, thank you for posting that Psalm here. (I was not unaware of the fact that I lifted the title from scripture.)

Sharkbytes said...

I was always a huge jigsaw puzzle fan. Haven't done one in a long time now. Life changes.

vanilla said...

Shark, I guess one might say we are truly blessed to have time for such frivolous activities. We enjoy it.

Secondary Roads said...

Scripture is part of the fabric of your life, woven in to warp and weft thereof. I'm sure that explains the situation. Or am I wrong?

vanilla said...

Chuck, I think you are not wrong.