tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86635251209144850162024-03-14T04:34:19.222-07:00Faith and Science ReconciliationThis blog tries to explore the relationship between religion and science. I'm a Christian who sees God in nature and I hope others will find this interesting.
(My e-mail address: alexpeterson14@hotmail.com)Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-53659693301166654522012-04-22T11:14:00.000-07:002012-04-22T11:14:01.495-07:00A beautiful child from birth to age 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A loving Mom (or Dad), not sure which, filmed their daughter every week from birth until age 12. This is just beautiful to watch.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-12014296620955663112012-02-27T16:22:00.000-08:002012-02-27T16:22:30.562-08:00Our Beautiful World and Universe--Facebook page<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Our-Beautiful-World-Universe/159928490751426">https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Our-Beautiful-World-Universe/159928490751426</a><br />
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This is a page in which anyone can add absolutely amazing, beautiful, spectular pictures into any of several albums about animals, plants, stars--there's so much in here that I felt I had to share here. Please check it out. And click "like" if you want to. <br />
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an awesome video with wonderful music accompaniment! speakers on and eyes open!</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-40988765581226469182012-01-19T13:17:00.000-08:002012-01-19T13:17:27.595-08:00The known Universe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=17jymDn0W6U">http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=17jymDn0W6U</a><br />
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from the Earth to Way Out There! (Way, Way Out) and back again. What a trip!</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-24650899347211909042012-01-17T21:14:00.000-08:002012-01-17T21:14:11.089-08:00The Beauty of Pollination<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3%20%20%20%20">http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3%20%20%20%20</a><br />
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Wonderful video here about the importance of bees, the service they provide as they go from flower to flower. Close-up videos, slow motion and amazing colour.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-48254488738047361612012-01-15T21:13:00.000-08:002012-01-15T21:13:15.912-08:00Sand, seen with a microscope<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2011471/Pictures-sand-Close-photographs-reveal-incredible-beauty.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2011471/Pictures-sand-Close-photographs-reveal-incredible-beauty.html</a><br />
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the things we see, but we don't see. . .</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-4030845049727212112012-01-14T14:08:00.000-08:002012-01-14T14:09:19.816-08:00Around the world in five minutes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/beautiful-time-lapse-video-takes-you-around-the-world-in-6237-photos/">http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/beautiful-time-lapse-video-takes-you-around-the-world-in-6237-photos/</a><br />
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Fastest trip around the world you might ever take. Fastest showing of 6,137 photos you might ever see. Takes about 5 minutes. </div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-52807141107438382462012-01-01T23:08:00.000-08:002012-01-01T23:08:39.813-08:00The Power of Music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/the-power-of-music/">http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/01/the-power-of-music/</a><br />
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This is well worth sharing. Not all soldiers are killing machines. God bless this old soldier. We are blessed with his wisdom and insight.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-67231637996073551072011-12-13T21:36:00.000-08:002011-12-13T21:36:52.568-08:00Dolphin and Dog: a friendship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.flixxy.com/zeus-and-roxanne-dolphin-and-dog.htm#.TugJF3WLfRE.facebook">http://www.flixxy.com/zeus-and-roxanne-dolphin-and-dog.htm#.TugJF3WLfRE.facebook</a><br />
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Very cool video about a special friendship.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-67864121618290203732011-12-03T21:46:00.000-08:002011-12-03T21:46:00.749-08:00Rememberance Day Flash Mob, Halifax Nova Scotia Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v77coTchYgk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v77coTchYgk</a><br />
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It's a bit late for Rememberance Day but I have just noticed this. It brought tears to my eyes, really. But it's very well done and you can see the reverence and respect in the faces of the kids. God bless them all.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-70900192376437715212011-11-22T22:36:00.000-08:002011-11-22T22:36:27.967-08:00Sistene Chapel video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html">http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html</a><br />
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Go on a virtual tour of the Sistene Chapel, very wonderful. so much detail, and an eternal treasure.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-21179864411573919442011-11-19T23:36:00.000-08:002011-11-19T23:36:18.621-08:00Bear tagging in Algonquin Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium">http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium</a><br />
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from CBC TV, the Rick Mercer Report. Rick goes bear tagging in Algonquin Park in northern Ontario, taking part in a government bear-survey when the bears are in their dens and are either hibernating or the mother bears are nursing their cubs. Very nice video, funny as only Rick Mercer can make it and really sort of awe-inspiring. </div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-73083426781331710152011-11-13T07:41:00.000-08:002011-11-13T07:41:23.031-08:00Inside the mind of an octupus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6474/">http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6474/</a><br />
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As usual I am sending you a link with little to add except to ask that you read this. It is wonderful and supremely interesting.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-41272699330209990142011-11-09T15:52:00.000-08:002011-11-09T15:52:58.495-08:00Special places around the world<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150217015767463.346934.108605392462&type=3">https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10150217015767463.346934.108605392462&type=3</a><br />
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Here is a link to a facebook page I very much like. It's of very, hugely amazing places around the globe that we can at least see, if not visit. </div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-18655711581638735322011-10-21T13:55:00.000-07:002011-10-21T13:55:05.245-07:00Rescue of a baby lion by it's Mom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://alphawebsoft.socialgo.com/members/profile/2/blog-view/blog_2694.htm">http://alphawebsoft.socialgo.com/members/profile/2/blog-view/blog_2694.htm</a><br />
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This is wonderful stuff, a baby lion on the side of a steep cliff is rescued by it's mother. Very dramatic photographs. Thanks to my friend Carys for sending me the link.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-81226270917158097672011-10-17T09:08:00.000-07:002011-10-18T13:42:21.429-07:00Tree, with animals.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong><em>I really would like to share with you this picture of an amazing tree--I saw it and I thought if Mother Nature was a tree, would it look like this? I do not know where it is but I'm thinking perhaps in Africa.</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>I have been informed that this tree is at Walt Disney world. Still do like it but now am dis-illusioned, a little bit. Here though is a link to what is apparently the oldest tree in the world, an olive tree. 5000 years! Wow.</em></strong><br />
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Twice before in my blog I have posted about these amazing twins, conjoined at the top of their heads. They are approaching 5 years old now and going to kindergarten. Here is an update. But be warned, it might bring tears to your eyes!</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-44695314055687745122011-09-22T16:38:00.000-07:002011-09-22T16:38:43.533-07:00Video: The Unseen Sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15069551">http://player.vimeo.com/video/15069551</a><br />
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<strong><em>Very nice video, time-lapsed, a real light-show. </em></strong></div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-32936995841176651032011-09-19T22:48:00.000-07:002011-09-19T22:48:08.855-07:00"Breathe" by Marie Bennett<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjmym-PMVIM\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjmym-PMVIM\</a><br />
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Beautiful video here, very spiritual. </div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-54284106841471150162011-09-18T18:32:00.000-07:002011-09-18T18:32:33.381-07:00Earth from the Space-Station<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://news.discovery.com/space/around-the-world-space-station-110917.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1">http://news.discovery.com/space/around-the-world-space-station-110917.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1</a><br />
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Time-lapsed video. Vancouver and Victoria can be seen first, as the station flies over from the north. Very cool.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-91325654115096008602011-09-14T23:41:00.001-07:002011-09-14T23:41:55.867-07:00Wise Words<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8gKUA-6J_Am3rr-DtLueqRnQ6EJWdyZPzpcZyL2WabY-BMGCZmPfE4EA1bSc1MvoLt3I7rqGjCYtlCn7UbN6QMpszotuL7XhUYwSWaqzWNagQgkgBouNc8Vzm2Rtz9nP-09pAcGSTR6S/s1600/dalai+Lama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8gKUA-6J_Am3rr-DtLueqRnQ6EJWdyZPzpcZyL2WabY-BMGCZmPfE4EA1bSc1MvoLt3I7rqGjCYtlCn7UbN6QMpszotuL7XhUYwSWaqzWNagQgkgBouNc8Vzm2Rtz9nP-09pAcGSTR6S/s320/dalai+Lama.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This says it all.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-22923268011959985432011-09-07T19:24:00.000-07:002011-09-07T19:30:46.779-07:00Georgie's Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllG5hSE06kb-BEbZStVJdf7JKRugzJb-aeOrOK2X8IM9r_U2_rNSmnSN6K3_4ccnTV235yDo0MWPNOAFyGcJy_AtMwQsOdb4UPmOGoElsQ17wjNA8tSGo1o5eEnWkQIr6VdPTN5mgxU5/s1600/art+from+Georgie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxllG5hSE06kb-BEbZStVJdf7JKRugzJb-aeOrOK2X8IM9r_U2_rNSmnSN6K3_4ccnTV235yDo0MWPNOAFyGcJy_AtMwQsOdb4UPmOGoElsQ17wjNA8tSGo1o5eEnWkQIr6VdPTN5mgxU5/s320/art+from+Georgie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>On Facebook I have the privledge to know a wonderful artist--actually a few wonderful artists, poets, writers, but this one image caught my eye and I really want to share it here. This artist is Georgie Pendragon and I have her permission to do this. She has a few others as well, I will add them here as well.<br />
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Thank you Georgie. You inspire me. (Somehow I have one picture in twice and haven't figured out yet how to rectify that. Sorry.)</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-48851763410888806732011-09-01T10:20:00.000-07:002011-09-01T10:20:36.249-07:00Link to a valuable web-site<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://davidmoynahan.com/index.cfm">http://davidmoynahan.com/index.cfm</a><br />
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I think this is too important not to include here. David Moynahan is a very talented photographer of nature and has extremely superior photographs in this web site. There is also a link to his blog in the web-site.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-19462190496485560462011-08-20T22:47:00.000-07:002011-08-20T22:48:41.571-07:001812 Overture (Choral Version)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjA0BwjP_xA&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjA0BwjP_xA&feature=related</a><br />
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This is such a beautiful piece of music. Yes it's about war--specifically Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 but Tchaikovsky had a gift. Please give it a listen and watch.</div>Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02327982859850980852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663525120914485016.post-74155864070926381572011-08-15T10:34:00.000-07:002011-08-15T10:36:03.627-07:00The Ajanta Caves of India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/South%20India/Ajanta/Ajanta.htm">http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/South%20India/Ajanta/Ajanta.htm</a><br />
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When a place is declared a World Heritage Site you expect something special. To be honest I had not heard of these caves before but they really are special. They date from about 200 B. C. and are carved into the rock by Bhuddists with a mission, apparently. I heard about them from a friend through my e-mail and would like to share with you. <br />
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