1 Timothy 1:
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
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Earlier this month, we made a long drive to Kansas. Because most roads had speed limits over 50mph, we didn’t see a lot of birds. It was a lot of “Hey, a haw…!” “A Middlelark!!” (That’s what we called Meadowlarks until we could tell them apart.) “Whoa, that looked new. ” We did clearly identify the lazy Turkey Vultures not wanting to get out of the road. Oh and we saw gulls of unknown species flying over the prairie. That still cracks me up.
In an attempt to relieve boredom, I took some random pictures. These were the best of the bunch.
Here is the Platte River.
An odd sunset
Remember my post about feathers and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act?
Well, we have some beautiful feathers in our possession and it is perfectly legal. Our friends allowed the children to gather a bunch that were laying around for us to bring home. They own some Peacocks.
No matter what I tried, I could not get the camera to truly capture their beauty. I did find it interesting that depending how the light hit the feathers they would look purple or green.
Since I seem to be posting random things, here is a photo of my first attempt at homemade bread after the lesson my friend gave me. It did not rise the best, but we figured it was because our kitchen was cool. A second batch rose much better when I was toasting some grape nuts.
More than likely when you read this, we’ll be in the car again on another long drive. Just a day trip this time and probably no birding will occur unless God just happens to send something our way. He has before on one of those country roads.
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I believe that if you have your camera hands, God will bring you something special.
The pet store where I used to live sold peacock feathers as cat toys. my cat went crazy for them.
For your first time, your bread looks very delicious.
Thank you for coming by and the comment about the bread. It is tasty. I finally got more of the right yeast. I made rolls that didn’t rise well, using jarred yeast. The family have been munching on them and I look forward to a better batch.
Thanksfor the scripture and pictures! It’s interesting to “see” your roadtrip and your first attempt at bread – which by the way you did a great job on.
Also, the Peacock feathers are beautiful. I agree with Vicki, that if there is a camera in your hands God usually brings something special.
Thank you for the bread comment. It sure tastes better than store bought. We didn’t get many photos of birds, but saw plenty.
Enjoy your drive and stay safe.
We arrived home safely. And not a deer in sight. Did I tell you Papa was hit by one recently?
Ah, no!
I couldn’t get over how the feathers seemed to have ‘eyes’ looking at you….they’re beautiful…Diane
They are an interesting feather. God has given other birds and even butterflies extra eyes like this. It’s used to fool predators into thinking their prey is larger than it is.