Rock Outcroping

Hiking along a trail that cuts through a steep hillside I came across this rock outcropping. The ground went almost straight down from the top to the bottom.

I looked for signs of wildlife but didn't see any. My links show some rock outcroppings. When I run across these I am reminded of the fragile soil layer above these rocks. Most plant growth happens in the topsoil layer.

Forests on steep hills and mountains will suffer erosion when logged. Especially clear cut logging. Care needs to be taken when working in these sites. Where I am, is a park and I won't have to worry about logging.






Ezekiel 17:5
"He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow."

Precarious Boulder

I ran across this boulder a year ago and neglected to post it on this blog. This photo is from the winter of 2006.

This is left from erosion. I don't see how it could have rolled down the hill and ended up in this position.

Rember Your Source of Strength.

I happened upon a tree that grew in a boulder. This tree had started in a crack and continued growing and the roots wedged into the boulder and started to split it.

It shows the power of growth starting with a small seed. By minute amounts the rock was raised little by little. The tree has died, probably because of the the roots not getting enough water and nutrients.

The seemingly impossible can be done if God's life is flowing through us.

Even though the tree had super strength, it probably did not have enough water to survive.

This is a reminder to me to remain grounded in the Bible and love. Without love what we do for Jesus isn't effective. Jesus is our source.

2 Corinthians 3:5 "Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,"