Monday Miscellany

We are getting acquainted with our new yard. The previous owner planted several roses. They're beautiful to look at, but they have no scent. Not even a faint whiff of anything remotely like a rose. My preference would be to have them look less perfect and smell more like roses. I think there may be a spiritual analogy here. One can look so good on the outside but when you get up close, there may be no fragrance of Christ at all. It's all just for show.

I have been playing plant detective. There is a vine growing near one of the roses. The leaves look almost like wild grape leaves but not quite. I have checked Virginia Tech's dendrology site, but to no avail. If anyone recognizes this, let me know. I have also checked if it was a squash, cucumber, melon volunteer or even an ornamental bean like scarlet runner or hyacinth bean.

I got word that my Mac is salvageable for a price. The mother board and the hard drive went bad and need to be replaced. However, the data can be saved, thank the Lord.

Finally, I'll leave you with this...

[Addendum: My intent was not to offend anyone with this video, because a low view of the Word of God is no laughing matter. But it uses parody to make the point that Christians (myself included) don't know the Word as we should, don't read the Word as we should, don't make time for the Word like we should, and then look for easy ways out. See this post at Teampyro for a more direct take on this problem.]