I noticed the last couple of days that my beautiful "Hydra" (many-headed -- not its official name) sunflower was being torn apart by something. The yellow petals were littering the ground below and the face of the flower had been torn apart. See for yourself:
I should have thought of this, but it never crossed my mind. When the guys were over for supper tonight one of them looked out the window and saw this:
How did that squirrel know there are sunflower seeds buried in the face of that flower? They look awfully cute when they're eating seeds on the front porch. Not so cute when they're eating the seeds I hoped would become feed for the birds:
Great supper meeting with the guys tonight: fresh veggie juice, big salad, veggie-burgers w/ trimmings, Mediterranean rice, and watermelon for dessert. Great discussion and prayer on lots of issues -- health, vocations, vision, etc., plus some insights from Paul (not the apostle) Stack on a study he did on the Ten Commandments -- the interchange of words in the semantic range of worship/serve/honor. Good stuff.
During supper a serious rain storm blew by -- rained hard for about 15 minutes. We haven't had any rain since I got the rain barrel rigged up so I was anxious to check it out when the meeting broke up. I noticed immediately the concrete on the front porch was wet meaning the barrel had overflowed! Sure enough -- 50+ gallons (not sure of the exact volume of the barrel) of rainwater accumulated from that storm. Actually, way more than that since a lot of overflow was evident.
The water looks dark -- obviously there is sediment from the roof and gutters, but that will settle to the bottom of the barrel:
I turned on the faucet to see what kind of flow I got out of the 50 foot hose -- perfect! Notice how clear the water is compared to how it looks in the barrel:
So -- good progress on the barrel. I probably could have captured twice this amount of rainwater if I'd had another barrel daisy-chained to this one.
Good food, good fellowship with friends, and good first-run on the rain barrel!
I should have thought of this, but it never crossed my mind. When the guys were over for supper tonight one of them looked out the window and saw this:
How did that squirrel know there are sunflower seeds buried in the face of that flower? They look awfully cute when they're eating seeds on the front porch. Not so cute when they're eating the seeds I hoped would become feed for the birds:
Great supper meeting with the guys tonight: fresh veggie juice, big salad, veggie-burgers w/ trimmings, Mediterranean rice, and watermelon for dessert. Great discussion and prayer on lots of issues -- health, vocations, vision, etc., plus some insights from Paul (not the apostle) Stack on a study he did on the Ten Commandments -- the interchange of words in the semantic range of worship/serve/honor. Good stuff.
During supper a serious rain storm blew by -- rained hard for about 15 minutes. We haven't had any rain since I got the rain barrel rigged up so I was anxious to check it out when the meeting broke up. I noticed immediately the concrete on the front porch was wet meaning the barrel had overflowed! Sure enough -- 50+ gallons (not sure of the exact volume of the barrel) of rainwater accumulated from that storm. Actually, way more than that since a lot of overflow was evident.
The water looks dark -- obviously there is sediment from the roof and gutters, but that will settle to the bottom of the barrel:
I turned on the faucet to see what kind of flow I got out of the 50 foot hose -- perfect! Notice how clear the water is compared to how it looks in the barrel:
So -- good progress on the barrel. I probably could have captured twice this amount of rainwater if I'd had another barrel daisy-chained to this one.
Good food, good fellowship with friends, and good first-run on the rain barrel!
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Hey there, William...
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, your beautiful sunflowers...so glad you captured the earlier photo! There must be some illustrative devotional material here...it's "the little foxes (squirrels) that spoil the vine," Song of Solomon 2:15. He may even have thought the wire cage "ladder" was placed there just for him (smile).
Blessings on your day, mi amigo, in Jesus name...Priscilla
PS...Great Men's Group dinner...followed by a barrel full of rain..."Hallelujah!"