Fauna and Flora: The Weekly Digest

 Looking out the window....

 

My stoop is ready for summer.

 

I'd not paid attention to this tree at our apartment complex
before.  It's called a Russian olive tree.  I find its gray green leaves
and reddish brown branches beautiful.

 

 

This lovely cluster of Tickseed flowers were in a container
in front of my dentist's office.

This was my first time seeing Lamb's Ear plants.  These were in
the flower beds at Green Mountain Recreation Center.

Day lilies are one of my favorite summer perennials.
There were several beds of these around town.  I took this picture 
near the ARC Thrift Store. 

Favorite quote(s) of the week...

 

Lord, help us in such a way that we can see that You are working. May we magnify You in our inmost souls. Make everyone around us see how good and great a God You are. - Charles Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook, p. 179. 

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys to break.
So none of the other kids can use 'em....
Amen.

"Prayer of the Selfish Child" - Shel Silverstein, A Light In the Attic

 

You show me a perfect quilt and I''ll show you a quilter who's probably got some issues.  Mark Darrell (The Quilting Marine).

 

Misinformation about the Bible’s answers to these issues has led to much wrong teaching about boundaries. Not only that, but many clinical psychological symptoms, such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, addictions, impulsive disorders, guilt problems, shame issues, panic disorders, and marital and relational struggles, find their roots in conflicts with boundaries. Cloud & Townsend, Boundaries, p. 26.

 

I'm thinking about...

This is the best picture of the flow of my thoughts right now.

What I've read since the last digest...

• A World of Charity by Jonathan Edwards  ✮✮1/2   
• Charles Dickens by G. K. Chesterton  ✮✮  (Please see my Goodreads comments here)
• The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Saint Ignatius of Loyola  ✮  
• A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (Category:  Kiddie Lit) ✮✮✮✮  

I'm currently reading...

• The Dieter's Prayer Book by Heather Harpham Kopp
• Mansions of the Heart by R. Thomas Ashbrook 
• Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend 
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
• On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior
• Now, Discover Your Strengths by Gallup 
• Faith's Checkbook by Charles Spurgeon
  
• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
  
•  Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster
• The New American Standard Bible
  

Recent blog posts...

• My previous digest, "Prince and the 'Round Tuit'" is here.
  
• First Line Friday #35: Finding the Groove by Robert Gelinas is here. 
• My "25 for 2025" challenge is here. (Updated regularly)
• My "I Can Only Blame MyShelf" reading challenge is here.  (Updated regularly). 

From the Workshop... 

I am thankful for...

• Reverse look up on Google.  I've learned about many plants and flowers using that feature.
• Colored pencils.
• The ceiling fan in my office area.
• Craft glue that doesn't wrinkle paper.
• Small health victories.