Lovely Heaven on Earth

It's spring, tra la and the outside of my house is looking brighter and brighter.  Between the new paint job and the flowers I've planted, with the help of a friend, things are shaping up.

Before (Gray house)                                                                    After

        

                                                          

 

The rose trees are blooming

 


And the petunias are looking beautiful.             With a little garden gnome here and there.

                  
       


As you can see, we don't have good rich topsoil here; it's all clay and rocks, so we do the best we can.  My small rose bushes have new growth on them but are nowhere near blooming yet.  I expect that by next year, this walkway will be bursting with flowers.  While we live in the here and now, we also have to plan for the future.

Yesterday I was looking out the kitchen window and saw three deer watching me from the backyard.  I slowly walked onto the porch and threw them some bread which they gobbled up while standing there unaffected by my presence.


  

My camera is broken so I'm taking pictures with my phone (dumb phone, not smart). Hope they look alright.

One thing I know is, I don't have to wait until I leave this earth to be in Heaven; I'm in Heaven right now.  And it's warm!  Hallelujah!

Quote of the Day:  Earth's crammed with heaven/And every common bush afire with God.  Elizabeth Barrett Browning.