I ran into an old co-worker today. He had retired but came back as a contract worker, because all he did was shop and watch TV while on retirement.
I told him 100 hours a day would not be enough time.
Nature does that to you. There is so much to see and do. Life is rich. One of the ways life is rich is literacy. Reading brings much richness to life. God has given us much to enjoy. If we open our eyes and look.
Many are illiterate with nature. Buying a book and reading will broaden our prospective.
Living in the Mid-West we are having one of the best summers in 40 years. This gives more opportunities to experience God's creation.
I plan on heading back to the local pond I live near just to watch. While observing I learn much. Not maybe of nature but of life. I look forward to each day. Looking to Jesus to guide me. Nature provides a quietness to hear. The expectation of seeing new things.
Fog greets me this morning.
Because of fog I decide to hike in the afternoon. All of us went, my wife & 2 kids, Luke [14] & Angela [11].
We hiked along the Missouri River. Cottonwood, Box elder, Silver maple, Mulberry, Slippery elm, Chinese elm, American elm, Hackberry.
Blue sky with bright white fluffy clouds. Canada geese flying in formation over the trees on the Kansas side of the Missouri River. Pleasure boats shot up the river and waved. You don't see a lot of boats. The Missouri has a reputation of being dangerous.
The temperature was about 80 degrees. Low humidity. It was a great day for August 21st.
Earlier today I dug in the compost. It's still cooking as those micro-organisms were hard at work chewing up the fall leaves of 2003. Turning the leaves over allows air to get to more of the leaves. Bacteria that operates with air works faster than bacteria working without air.
Lord your beauty is in all the land. In the sky the sea and you work in the unseen areas of the soil. You prepare the earth, and give it rain. Your Spirit of life reaches down to us and causes us to grow. No matter what condition we find ourself in You are there with us. Thank you Jesus for the abundance of life and all your many gifts.
Joshua Salik
ReplyDeleteSorry that I did not answer this post. As happens at times life throws things that can't be helped. So blogging was put aside for a while.
Jesus created the world with His word.
After creation, ecology runs on its own. It is the system that Jesus created. Sin has damaged this creation and waits for the final redemption at His second coming.