Job 39:26-27 “Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?” I remember buying a foot pump to inflate the tires on my first car. My choice was between two pumps. On the cheaper model, the … Continue reading
Bad Feather Day
“He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.” (Psalms 135:7 KJV) First Woodstock had a Ruffled Feather, now he is grumbling because he is having a Bad Feather Day. We were at Gatorland on Friday last week … Continue reading
Lee’s Ancestry Adventures Blog
“O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” (Psalms 71:17-18 KJV) Thought you might … Continue reading
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Beryl
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, …. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.” (Revelation 21:19a-20 NKJV) BER’YL,n. [L.beryllus; Eng.brilliant.] A mineral, … Continue reading
Ian’s Bird of the Moment – Gentoo Penguin
As I’ve finally published Volume 2 of the ebook Diary of a Bird Photographer, please bear with me as I begin with a commercial. It is a compilation of the more than 240 Bird of the Week/Moment episodes sent out in the period 2010 to 2018. As these episodes grew in contents over the years, … Continue reading
Walter the Directionally Challenged Goose
Walter the Directionally Challenged Goose by Emma Foster Once there was a large Canadian goose named Walter. He lived in the north beside a little pond, and he went south for the winter. Sometimes he got lost because he didn’t know which way was North and which way was South. Walter was directionally challenged. On … Continue reading
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysolite
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, …. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.” (Revelation 21:19a-20 NKJV) Chrysolite is only mentioned one … Continue reading
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardius
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, …. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.” (Revelation 21:19a-20 NKJV) What color is this Sardius … Continue reading
Woodstock’s New Visit and Nest
“Make me hear joy and gladness,…”(Psalms 51:8a NKJV) I am sure by now most of the readers here know I am a friend of Woodstock cartoons. A few days ago, he showed up in Heathcliff’s bird bath. [I follow just 5 cartoons via email from ArcaMax.com], and today, Woodstock seems to have been shopping. Maybe … Continue reading
Birds of the Bible – Mountain Bird’s Majestic Cedar IV
Thus says the Lord GOD: “I will take also one of the highest branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and will plant it on a high and prominent mountain. On the mountain height of Israel I will plant … Continue reading
Answer’s Dingo Dog
Ken Ham, from Answers in Genesis, wrote an article about Dingos, The Dingo—It’s Not a Dog, But It’s a “Dog”. We have watched a pair of them at the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa many times. In fact the ones at Lowry are promoted as “Singing Dogs.” “they and every beast after its kind, all … Continue reading
Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardonyx
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, …. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.” (Revelation 21:19a-20 NKJV) While searching for material … Continue reading