by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2025 | Gifts, nature, trees
Alabama enjoys the distinction of having the most diverse varieties of trees in the US! It is lush and green and beautiful from state line to state line without being overly stressful in geography or weather. For me, Alabama truly has been God’s country. It has...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 30, 2022 | nature, storms
From 5/30/2019, after Hurricane Michael Lord, How did I miss them? I was so busy five minutes ago crying in the prayer garden, wailing out in grief, lamenting all the weeds, how they seem to be the only things really flourishing, bemoaning how the trees are...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 15, 2022 | nature
5/15/2015 Seen today: Upon arriving home after a rain shower I spotted a turtle, about 7 inches in diameter, on the walkway by the porch. I went in for a moment then came out to find him hiding under a large hosta. Lots of others enjoying the yard along with...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 3, 2022 | nature
3/3/2018 The full moon over Deerpoint Lake this morning is stunningly beautiful! Moonlight filtered through oak trees falling on the patio stones makes patterns that look like puzzle pieces. The silvery shimmer of the moonlight on the water resembles metallic...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 21, 2022 | nature, trees
We breathe in what the trees breathe out, and they breathe in what we breathe out. Forever overwhelmed by the beauty of God’s design… ( shared on Facebook by Sabrina Reedy Fe 2019) Such a moving photo!
