If God had made a perfect world, it would be a magic trick, not creation, with no meaning or place for us to learn and create. Mankind is not yet ready for a perfect world. We do not know how to appreciate perfection. Bernie Siegel This is no magic trick…this is perfect creation! I can…
November 14: Subzero degrees Celcius…already!
Life is fragile: it thrives only in a narrow range of temperatures between freezing and boiling. How lucky that our planet is just the right distance from the sun: a little farther, and the death of the perpetual Antarctic winter – or worse – would prevail; a little closer, and the surface would truly fry…
November 13: Birds of prey hanging about
Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we’ll soon be in trouble. Roger Tory Peterson I know that this is not the clearest picture, but I took a quick pic with my phone, then went inside to fetch my camera, but the bird was gone by the time I…
November 12: Insulating the attic!
Every day we are paying more for energy than we should due to poor insulation, inefficient lights, appliances, and heating and cooling equipment – money we could save by investing in energy efficiency. Bernie Sanders We are working very hard at trying to save energy and costs in our new house by changing our lights…
November 8: Flowers from afar
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. Luther Burbank It is amazing sometimes how everything aligns to work out. Today was dear Koga’s birthday, and I have not managed to organize flowers for her yet….but decided to take a chance to see if a…