Birds wearing their coats “of many colours”

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Good friends of ours have just been to the Birds of Eden Free Flight Sanctuary in Plettenberg Bay in South Africa where they took these great pictures. Aren’t the colours amazing! “Joseph, don’t be too envious!”

A thought: To think that these beautiful birds are a result of (Time+Chance+Cosmic Soup) is laughable! So, where did these gorgeous birds come from? Look below the last picture.

Please scroll down. There are six pictures. Thank you.

Praise the Lord of all creation for the gift of these beautiful birds.

The History of the world in 4 min 47 secs. An Amazing BBC video

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Click here to see the video. Be ready to be amazed at the skill of the presenter and the super clever animation.

Enjoy!

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A Loving and Caring German Shepherd

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Whenever I sneeze, Indy our German Shepherd climbs into my lap. This happened this afternoon. I took this picture. Such loving concern! What a devoted friend! Indy has been with us for nine precious years.

Bird Migration tonight in the United States. Lord of all creation we salute You.

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4.1 million birds are forecast to pass over Maryland tonight! 14 September 2020. Link.

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To God be the Glory

Beautiful Photograph of Pre-Covid Paris (Leica on film)

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This stunningly beautiful photograph of Paris was taken by my son Stephen. He kindly gave me permission to put the picture on this post. The scene is Paris pre-Covid. Hopefully it will not be long before Paris and all of us return to normal. Enjoy the picture. Keep safe.

Copyright Stephen Bartels – Used with permission

Dunsborough beauty near Perth in Western Australia

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Very good friends spent some time in Dunsborough recently. Here are three pictures. What a rugged and beautiful coast line. Judging from other pictures the accommodation was excellent and the beaches lots of fun. And wow, look at those shells!

On your phone? Please scroll down. There are three pictures. Thank you.

Golden Gate Roll Piano Improvisation

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A snippet of musical thoughts flowing spontaneously from thinking about this wonderful bridge and feeling its pulsating energy. What a bridge! What a City! Thank you San Francisco.

Still learning how to put a video on the blog! Please enjoy. Comments welcome.

Please scroll down. Music plus four pictures.

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Oswego Lake Piano Improvisation

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Oswego Finger Lake. What a wonderful place. We were were very fortunate to go there with family last year. The picture was taken at that time. The piano improvisation is how I felt looking at the picture and reliving the memories. This is a musical experiment. “Tread softly because you tread on my dreams”. Thanks!

Comments welcome. I need to learn. Thank you.JOHNBARTELSPIANO

The Voice of the Redwoods

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Can you hear the joy of the saplings as they grow into magnificent giants?. The sound of the mighty forest is silent thunder. The road invites me to enter this eternal sanctuary. Please join me on the journey. Listen to the silent words as the Redwoods speak to you.

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