Snowy Trees

O Lord, my righteousness is cold and dark
My own sacred reach is twisted, leafless.
But You, in your pure mercy
Cover me from heaven
with righteousness of Your own.
Simply I stand looking up
Lifting up the glory
Pointing to a glory
Whiter than snow.
Amen.
(poem & photo by SJP)

Pond

Pond 3, originally uploaded by pastor_steve_p.
I visited Eric and Michael this afternoon. Eric showed me around the 32 acre site on foot and then Michael gave me a ride in a golf cart all the way around the ponds. Eric has developed this land as an arboretum of plants, shrubs and [...]

Door County Delight

So we departed on Friday afternoon and headed up to our retreat in Door County. Weather was so comfortable that I wanted to package it in a camera and project the photos on to winter and summer walls. Just heavenly.
We went into the backroads and found  Greenwood Supper club jammed with cars.  Sign of [...]

Street Musicians

These guys had the biggest pile of cash in their case of all the musicians we saw that morning.  I’d love to try this with Eric some Saturday.  I can play the washboard or bongos and he can sing and play his guitar.  Would that be fun?
Then I could buy us a coke at the [...]

Raspberries Ready

Today we are picking berries from the patch along the west side of our garage. Every year they take over more and more ground. Kathy has the recipe from her Mom for berry pie – to die for!