Spruce Trees

 

 

 

     It seemed the Lord was planting a forest in the yard because there were several tiny shoots coming up that we did not plant that looked like the evergreen trees that grow in the forest all around. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     We did really want them all but we did not want them to grow where they were coming up and we did not want to throw them out either.  They are such cute little trees.  I took one from the hill by the creek and I took one from the flowerbed by the house and put them one on either side of the creek next to the driveway.  The first picture is when they were small and the next picture is when this picture was taken a few days ago. 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

 

 

     The same white rail is still over the creek behind the trees.  Pretty soon they will reach each other’s branches.  The fact that they have been by the creek getting lots of water has made a difference in the growth because the one that is still on the hill that came up about the same time is still about the same size as when the one by the creek was transplanted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are

                                                                             The evergreens in front of the house.

 





  "In the country the sick find many things to call their attention away from themselves and their sufferings. Everywhere they can look upon and enjoy the beautiful things of nature--the flowers, the fields, the fruit trees laden with their rich treasure, the forest trees casting their grateful shade, and the hills and valleys with their varied verdure and many forms of life.    

     And not only are they entertained by these surroundings, but at the same time they learn most precious spiritual lessons. Surrounded by the wonderful works of God, their minds are lifted from the things that are seen to the things that are unseen. The beauty of nature leads them to think of the matchless charms of the earth made new, where there will be nothing to mar the loveliness, nothing to taint or destroy, nothing to cause disease or death. 

     Nature is God's physician. The pure air, the glad sunshine, the beautiful flowers and trees, the orchards and vineyards, and outdoor exercise amid these surroundings, are health-giving--the elixir of life. Outdoor life is the only medicine that many invalids need. Its influence is powerful to heal sickness caused by fashionable life, a life that weakens and destroys the physical, mental, and spiritual powers.  

     How grateful to weary invalids accustomed to city life, the glare of many lights, and the noise of the streets are the quiet and freedom of the country! How eagerly do they turn to the scenes of nature! How glad would they be for the advantages of a sanitarium in the country, where they could sit in the open air, rejoice in the sunshine, and breathe the fragrance of tree and flower! There are life-giving properties in the balsam of the pine, in the fragrance of the cedar and the fir. And there are other trees that are health-promoting. Let no such trees be ruthlessly cut down. Cherish them where they are abundant, and plant more where there are but few.    

     For the chronic invalid nothing so tends to restore health and happiness as living amid attractive country surroundings. Here the most helpless ones can be left sitting or lying in the sunshine or in the shade of the trees. They have only to lift their eyes and they see above them the beautiful foliage. They wonder that they have never before noticed how gracefully the boughs bend, forming a living canopy over them, giving them just the shade they need. A sweet sense of restfulness and refreshing comes over them as they listen to the murmuring breezes. The drooping spirits revive. The waning strength is recruited. Unconsciously the mind becomes peaceful, the fevered pulse more calm and regular. As the sick grow stronger, they will venture to take a few steps to gather some of the lovely flowers--precious messengers of God's love to His afflicted family here below." 




 

CH 169-170