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Corn, July 3, 2014
The corn is tasseling! And it’s way higher than my knees!
Happy Fourth of July
Category Archives: Seasonal
A Passion for Flowers
He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared to that of the happy mortal who enters this world with a passion for flowers in his soul. — Celia Thaxter
For nearly as long as I can remember, my mom has planted Impatiens after the danger of frost has passed.
They were beautiful. A profusion of color — shades of pink and white that made you smile when you peeked outside.
The past few years, mom has refused to buy them.
Nearly Wordless Thursday
Happy Foggy Morning from Central Illinois, U.S.A.!
Fog blankets the eastern sky over Central Illinois
Knowledge is Power
I can always count on my blogging friends to solve mysteries for me, and it’s happened yet again.
How Tall is Your Corn?
“Knee high by the Fourth of July” used to be the benchmark for farmers trying to determine whether their corn crop was on track.
And once upon a time, it was accurate.
That was before. Now, thanks to technology, farmers are able to plant their crops earlier, the seeds are sturdier, and the plants respond.
Check out this plot of field corn (used for animals, not humans):
Corn plants growing in rows
Patient Waiting
Patience is a virtue
Possess it if you can.Seldom found in woman,
Never found in man. — author unknown.
Those who know me can vouch that I’m not famous for patience.
Never have been.
Thanks, Mom
Does it sound crazy for me to admit that, as Mother’s Day approaches on Sunday, I feel conflicted over the occasion?
The Things We Do for Beauty
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” — Abraham Lincoln.
If I had it to do all over again, I’d never sunbathe.
Holy Bird!
At Easter Sunday Mass, I noticed something dark atop one of the spires of the reredos (the intricately beautiful shrine of statues taking up the wall behind the altar).
What is that, I wondered, continuing to stare. Surely it hasn’t been there before.
When the thing started to move, I knew without a doubt — It was a bird!
Why Do Catholics Do That?
We Catholic Christians have now entered the holiest time of the Church’s Liturgical year — Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday — also known as the Triduum (the Three Days of prayer leading to the celebration of Easter Sunday).
Each of these days brings with it special services and traditions.
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 