Tag Archives: landscaping

Working in the Dark

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Doc Arnett

We can’t always know the full consequences of what we are doing but that is never a good excuse for not looking to see. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged erosion mat, grass, insomnia, landscaping, straw mat, working at night | Comments Off

Trimming the Hedges

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, it’s just not safe for a woman to leave the house… especially if her husband decides that while she’s gone is a good time to trim the hedges… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Gardening, Humor, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged balance, hedges, hobbies, landscaping, trimming bushes, trimming hedges | 1 Comment

Fighting Nature

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Doc Arnett

There are times when persistence is virtue and times when it is nothing more than sheer stubbornness. A cup of coffee and prayer for wisdom just might be the right way to go… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged determination, fighting nature, flood, frustration, landscaping, limitations, planting grass, sowing seed, storms | Comments Off

Care Above the Common

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It doesn’t matter how lovely the landscape design is; unless it is maintained, it cannot keep its loveliness. Blessings to the keepers! Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Gardening, Relationships | Tagged campus, college campus, Cowley College, groundskeepers, landscaping, maintenance, pride in work, work setting | Comments Off

Of Wind and Work

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Doc Arnett

On the morning of her last day,
I tried to mulch the newly seeded lawn
on the west side of the house Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged Betty Prescher, landscaping, mulching, seeding grass, straw | Comments Off

A Good Day Off

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

But when I got home and stepped out into the sixty-degree air on a beautifully sunny day… well, plans changed. I put the wood in the garage and shifted to the new plans.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged blading gravel, Kubota, Kubota tractor, landscaping, mowing | Comments Off

With skies darkening and the forecast calling for thunderstorms, I made sure that the flexible extension tube was connected to the elbow at the bottom of the downspout. “Ready for rain now,” I thought, Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Gardening, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged clogged gutters, downspout, flower beds, gutters, gutters stopped up, landscaping, overflow, planters, storms | Comments Off