Friday already! Time to hit the pause button and think about all the blessings of this past week. Friday Fave Fives does help me stay focused.
1. Lately I have been reading a devotional book every evening before I sleep. I bought the book in Lindisfarne on Holy Island, Northumberland, England in April 2022. This week, the daily reading mentioned Heavenfield. This is a place in the UK that has great significance to the Celtic Christian church because it is where King Oswald raised a cross before a battle (Battle of Heavenfield). I looked up where Heavenfield is and, lo and behold, I have been there. We were hiking on that same trip and following a path to Hadrian's Wall. There was a small church on a hilltop and we explored the perimeter and then walked down another path and passed a large wooden cross. I did a bit of research and yes! That is the same place that is mentioned in my devotional book. I love the connections that give me a visual to help me understand and appreciate the words.
St. Oswald Church, Heavenfield
2. After several days of heat and humidity, today I am thankful for cool(er) temperatures, clouds and rain. We needed the break.
3. The garden is thriving, even in the heat. Flowers and veggies.
4. Do you have a favorite tea that you enjoy drinking every day? Besides my first love of Earl Grey tea, I have been enjoying a good herbal tea-- hibiscus tea. Flavorful and healthy.
5. I wish I could catch photos of the birds that flutter around our back garden. I think my favorite visitors are the yellow goldfinches. I love the bees, butterflies and birds!
Bonus bit: The Professor continues to gain strength. This week we did a two mile walk on the path by our house!
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I'm so glad your husband is doing well and yay for a 2 mile walk!! :)
LOVE the flower pics!
LOVE that our high heat and humidity finally broke over night and today is PERFECT. Hopefully it's lasting for at least a week. I chose to NOT live in the Deep South. but boy it sure felt like we have the last 2 weeks. Glad the AC is getting a break.
LOVE the connection between your devotional book and that you were there!! LOVE the church pic too.
Have a wonderful Summer weekend!
The flower pictures are so pretty! We’re supposed to have cooler temperatures in a few days and I’m looking forward to it. Your photos of that church are nice.
The second flower that is yellow & red is my favorite. What is it? What a wonderful coincidence about your devotional. I'm so glad your husband is doing better!!
...I don't see nasturtiums often, my grandmother always grew them.
I loved all your flower pictures! Glad you husband is doing better. A two mile walk in a good thing. I need to get back to walking. I do strength training exercises here at home. Trying to keep up with Words with friends. I use the Classic. I had a newer version that I loved because I earned a lot of nice things. Then they get rid of it. Thankfully I still had the original!
I love that you had visited the place mentioned in your devotional! How serendipitous. I'm very glad to hear that your husband is doing better. I love goldfinches as well. I think the Hydrangea colours have something to do with the acid in the soil.
I love those kinds of connections between places visited and things we read to remind us. Good news of the Professor's continued improvement. Lovely flowers to attract the best fluttering visitors.
Hello! Right this moment as I am typing this, I am also watching the birds fly around our back yard! It is one of my favorite things to do these hot, humid days. I am so glad your husband is feeling better. Have a cozy afternoon.
That is great news about your husband. Two miles is amazing.
It's goldfinch day! Barbara also posted pics.
Love all that's blooming in your garden. And interesting to see your nasturtiums appear to be at their height -- they'd finished their show many weeks ago in our much hotter clime.
I'm so glad your husband is doing well and gaining strength. How fun to find that connection in your devotional book with a place you've been. The flowers are so pretty. I've tried to like hot tea--it just doesn't sit well with me. I can drink iced tea, though (decaf and unsweetened). It's neat we both mentioned goldfinches! My husband got the photo while he was outside. When I see the birds from my desk, if I open the door to go out, they scatter. And if I try to take a picture through the window, I get the screen in focus and everything else blurry. But it's fun to watch them.
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