Photo was taken yesterday at the Secret Garden Centre, between Boherbue and Newmarket, North West Cork (Irl)

Ireland is experiencing beautiful April sunshine at the moment with temperatures to hit a possible 20C during the week. Nature is responding in delight with everything bursting into leaf and flower. It is good news for every garden centre with people energised by the fine weather and enthusiastically buying plants, flowers, herbs, seeds and so much more. The white cherry blossom was very eye catching yesterday and especially with the blue sky behind.

Thought on Monday – April – 20/04/2015

A little story…

A young boy spent many hours building a little sailboat, crafting it down to the finest detail. He then took it to a nearby river to sail it. When he put it in the water it moved away from him very quickly. Though he chased it along the bank, he couldn’t keep up with it. The strong wind and current carried the boat away. The heartbroken boy knew how hard he would have to work to build another sailboat. Further down the river, a man found the little boat, took it to town and sold it to a shopkeeper. Later that day, as the boy was walking through town he noticed the boat in a store window. Entering the store, he told the owner that the boat belonged to him. It had his own little marks on it, but he couldn’t prove to the shopkeeper that the boat was his. The man told him the only way he could get the boat was to buy it. The boy wanted it back so badly that he did exactly that. As he took the boat from the hand of the shopkeeper, he looked at it and said, “Little boat, you’re twice mine. I made you and I bought you.” Easter is all about God’s love for us, not just once or even twice but every single day all year round.