It's a Church Lady month! I was there to turn on the heat Friday night (in preparation for a funeral the next day) just as the sun was setting, which made for a very atmospheric church.
Attending religious services would have been a very different experience before the invention of the electric light.
Outside the church, there was a completely ice-covered tumbleweed.
So of course I took a photo of it. Why not, right?
And some morning photos . . .
The sun rising behind the apricot tree.
By the dawn's early light, indeed.*
Shorn sheep seeking sustenance. (I couldn't resist the alliteration.)
And Jasper, who is ever-ready with a wagging tail and licking tongue first thing in the morning. Or any time.
There you have it! My life, snapshotted.
* I never knew, until just now looking for a link to the lyrics of "The Star Spangled Banner," that our national anthem has three more verses after the one we always sing. I am somewhat gobsmacked by this.
And they are most meaningful verses as well!
ReplyDeleteWe've actually sung the other verses at the annual Independence Day Singalong sponsored by our local organists. Lots of patriotic music, interspersed with organ standards. It draws a crowd every year.
ReplyDeleteIt was a requirement of naturalization to learn the National Anthem. It confused me in the beginning when they only played one verse.
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