How to Use This Blog

Welcome to my blog.  This blog has been set up to make it easy to start at the beginning or go to an area of interest by clicking on a Label in the sidebar at the right.  The blog begins with the "Introduction" Label and goes on from there....  There are also Labels for summer, fall, winter, and spring photos as well as "Quotations" and "Special Occasions."  Visitors are welcome to come back and go into the blog as often as they wish.

Disclaimer:  This blog is intended for educational and recreational purposes.  It is not meant to take the place of competent medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment.  The author assumes no responsibility for the outcome of using any information or advice, stated or implied, found in this blog.


NOTE:  There are more of my nature photos, an "art show," posted at -- www.WaterlilyStoryII.Blogspot.ca , under the Label "Nature and Scenic Photos" in the sidebar.

Nature Art--64

"Into each life some rain must fall."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains."

Psalm 147:8, King James Version of the Bible

Nature Art--63

The flowers on this vine are called Morning Glory.  They normally bloom in the morning and then their petals fold up for the rest of the day.








NOTE, added on August 8, 2018:   In the past, in my blogs, I've stated I wanted to keep the nature blog separate from the Waterlily blogs--except when there were overwhelming issues which overlapped.  Also, I recently stated in Waterlily II that this nature blog wasn't significant to the business in the Waterlily blogs....  However, another issue came up here.  That is that I learned the meaning of "Morning Glory" is "restricted love."

The homosexual people don't want to associate with this meaning, I'm sure.  A lot of rights have been gained in North America and some other places, but the gays have really been COMING FROM a place of "restricted love...."  In some countries in the world, the practise of homosexuality is still regarded as a crime and that's sad, in my opinion.  And even for conservative Christians, like myself, who don't condone homosexuality we have to consider how to not just "tolerate" the differences but how to show kindness and mercy...?  And I've been writing about these and other issues in the Waterlily blogs for nine years, and writing and lobbying elsewhere for even longer....  Homosexuality is honestly a complicated issue; and it's an ongoing and progressive debate.

It happened that I didn't even plant the Morning Glory in my garden but a seed or two were somehow carried over from my neighbour's garden last summer...?--She had planted a lot of the flowers.--It seems to me that God made the flower grow in my garden so that some discussion could be generated in this blog?  Skeptics would scoff but I want to use this opportunity as I've stated....  And I don't mind using the nature blog to support the Waterlily blogs, although not only for that purpose....

P.S.  Have double-checked the Internet and apparently the Morning Glory has some other meanings as well, besides "restricted love," including ideas about love and mortality....  But "restricted love" is one of the meanings, regardless, and I believe it certainly applies--according to the characteristics of the flowers....

Catching Up

Last fall, I wrote in this blog that I had some "forgiveness work" to do...and I'm happy to say I've made a lot of progress.  As for health problems, they're harder as we're aging...but I've been told some of my medication is causing some symptoms also, and I'll have to see if anything can be done about it...?

Author Louise Hay had also suggested a gimmick to help forgive someone....  She said imagine the person sitting at a table on a stage, with all their family around them.  And then think good thoughts and imagine that everything is going well with this family....  This is one of the things I've been working on and I find it helps.  Louise Hay has some free emails that people can sign up for if they wish....  [I don't agree with all the views of her company but some of the advice is excellent, in my opinion.]

Under the "About Me" section on the Home page of this blog, there's a link to a 3-part blog of mine.  Have explained about some personal business I've been working on; and if it's not resolved very soon, it seems I'll need to quit working on all the blogs--including this one....  So far, I haven't had many readers on this blog, anyway....  But I've enjoyed and appreciated the work....  Blessings to all!

Nature Art--62

"Butterflies...flowers that fly and all but sing."

Robert Frost, an American poet who lived from 1874-1963.


I don't have the right lens on my camera to get a close-up of butterflies but people can Google something like "butterfly images" or "images for Robert Frost butterfly...," if they'd like to see more.

Nature Scenes Are Refreshing, research says

According to the "Woman's World" magazine of July 30, 2018, researchers at Georgetown University in Washington DC found that looking at photos of flowers or other nature scenes for even six minutes at a time helped to refresh the brain and improve concentration.  I wasn't able to find a specific write-up about the research on the Internet but people can try it for themselves...especially if they're doing other work at a computer or a desk....

Georgetown University is a private school associated with Jesuits and Catholics, but they serve people from many faiths.  It's a well-respected and -established school; and former U.S. President Bill Clinton and actor Bradley Cooper had attended there.  See www.georgetown.edu, for more information.

The new edition of the women's magazine is out now but people can see www.womansworld.com, if they wish.  [It's a weekly magazine.]

Summer Fruit

"You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree."

John N. Mitchell, a late U.S. politician.

Canada's Food Guide recommends eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, and they're usually cheaper and more plentiful in the summertime.