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A WORD FOR THE WISE
He comes softly, says the Owl, without warning. He sees where I cannot— into the darkness of men’s hearts. He hears what I never will— golden notes of truth, the brass ring of evil. He searches where I could never go— the broken world of men, to find and save the lost He walks closer [...]
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SIGNS OF THE KINGDOM
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. — Hebrews 10:23 (NIV) Opal and I had not seen a hummingbird at the feeder beside our little apricot tree for over a month—until the morning of the first Sunday in Advent, just as the apricot leaves began to turn [...]
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Another Summer Sizzler?
After a relatively cool interlude in July with modest rains, the Hill Country of Central Texas has entered another period of record drough and high temperatures. Yesterday’s high in Austin was 102 degrees, making it the 12th day this year of 3-digit temperatures. Though well behind last year’s number at this date, the number still [...]
Another Summer Sizzler?
The Hill Country of Central Texas has had only one day of 3-digit temperatures, compared with 15 at this time last year. Clouds and very scattered thunderstorms held today’s high to 95 degrees. Tomorrow, Midsummer Day, will bring a high pressure system into position, and sizzling heat will return. We haven’t had more than a [...]
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Our Eyes Are on the Sparrows
We have Northern Cardinals, House and Bewick’s Wrens, Whitewing and Mourning Doves, Mockingbirds. hhummingbirds, and House Finches nesting somewhere close to our house, but the only nesting birds we can observe at work are the House Sparrows who have nested in a box within six feet of our dining room and eight feet above ground [...]
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Our Eyes Are on the Sparrows – 2
The spaarows nesting outside our dining room window have fledged their second brood this year. Opal witnessed Mrs Sparrow coaxing the first two nestling out yesterday morning. Thew flew right off with her to the oak tree bleow our house. Mr Sparrow took over the care and feeding of the third nestling, which held back [...]
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Christmas Visitors – 4
We have not seen one of our little Christmas visitors since the morning of Christmas Day. We identified him as an immature Rufous Hummingbird. He claimed the feeder outside our kitchen window, leaving the other to the Black-chinneds, and guarded it through most of the day. We named the little fellow “Brownie”, and we wonder [...]
Christmas Visitors – 3
The overwintering hummingbirds still visit our hummingbird feeders daily. Much as we delight in our little winter visitors and they feed our appreciation of God’s glory, they do not really bring us God’s message. That comes in his invitation, “Behold I stand at the door and knock” (Revelation 3:20). He confronts you in the Scriptures [...]
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Benfits in Birdsong
BBC News Environmental Correspondent Richard Black reports (ww.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16262223?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) British conservation charities and scientists have launched a research project to find out whether birdsong affects people’s mental wellbeing. “Surrey University, in conjunction with the National Trust and Surrey Wildlife Trust, will look for effects on mood, creativity and behaviour. Though many people say they enjoy birdsong [...]
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THE FRIEND OF THE OWLS