In Isaiah 35:1, the Bible says:
"The wilderness and parched land will be glad:
And the desert-plain will rejoice and blossom."
These passages originally spoke of a spiritual blossoming with Messiah's coming. Secondarily, they hint at the perfection of the natural world in the recreation to come in heaven.
We are seeing a somewhat more literal version of this in our own backyard this spring. This is a mixture of area wildflowers and cultivars from elsewhere. Enjoy!
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Common Poppy
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Shirley Poppy?
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| Larkspur & California Poppy | | | | | |
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African Daisies
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| Phlox & Wood Sorrel (one of many things called "shamrock") |
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Snap Dragons
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Prickly Pear
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Drought Resistant Pine (Canary Island Pine?)
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| Black eye Susan with Bachelor's Button |
Black-eye Susans are my favorite flower. They are native to the Midwestern US. After many years of trying, I got them (with God's help!) to come up here last year. The above photo was about to open when I first posted. Now it has, with more to come. Below is a link to a poem I wrote about Black-eye Susans.
Black-Eyed Susan (poem)
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