Ian’s Bird of the Week – Black-winged Monarch

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From: Ian Montgomery Newsletter 12/7/2009 Subject: Bird of the Week: Black-winged Monarch If you live on the east coast of Australia, you may be familiar with the very similar Black-faced Monarch. The Black-winged Monarch, distinguishable by paler grey upper parts and contrasting black wings, is, however, a Cape York specialty migrating from PNG in the … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – Praise the Giver of All

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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1:17 KJV) Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Bright Jew­els for the Sun­day School, by Ro­bert Low­ry et al. (New York: Big­low & Main, 1869). Music: Will­iam F. Sher­win … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – Christmas Brings Joy To Every Heart

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Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! (Philippians 4:4 NKJV) Words: Bern­hardt S. In­ge­mann, 1840 (Julen har bragt velsignet bud); trans­lat­ed from Dan­ish to Eng­lish by Ce­cil Cow­drey. Music: Christ­mas Brings Joy, Christ­oph E. Weyse, 1841 Christmas brings joy to every heart, Sets old and young rejoicing, What angels sang once to … Continue reading →

Ian’s Bird of the Week – Spotted Whistling Duck

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Newsletter – 12/3/2009 Another late bird of the week, I regret, as I’ve just returned from a ten day trip to Cape York, not famous for its internet facilities, or any facilities for that matter. I’m home now and will play catch-up with another bird of (this) week over the next few days. Australia is … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – Hail to the Lord’s Anointed

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Give the king Your judgments, O God, And Your righteousness to the king’s Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. (Psalms 72:1-2) Words: James Mont­gom­ery, 1821. Music: Ell­a­combe, Ge­sang­buch der Herz­ogl. Wirt­em­berg­isch­en Ka­thol­isch­en Hof­ka­pel­le (Würt­tem­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1784); adapt­ed & har­mo­nized by Wil­liam H. Monk in the 1868 ap­pen­dix to … Continue reading →

Birds in Hymns – In God Will I Trust

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In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? (Psalms 11:1 KJV) Words: Par­a­phrase of Psalm 11; au­thor un­known. Music: Pro­tect­ion, from A Com­pil­a­tion of Gen­u­ine Church Mu­sic, by Jo­seph Funk (Win­ches­ter, Vir­gin­ia: J. W. Holl­is, 1832) In God Will I Trust In God … Continue reading →

When I Consider! – Capillary flow, Osmosis and Vacuum pressure

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Evidence From Botany – January 4 On a hot summer day, one large tree can pump over a thousand gallons—that’s four ton—of water from the ground to it leaves. The water is collected from the soil through the roots. But the real work of pumping four tons of water, often 100 feet in the air, … Continue reading →