Dolphin and Dog: a friendship

http://www.flixxy.com/zeus-and-roxanne-dolphin-and-dog.htm#.TugJF3WLfRE.facebook

Very cool video about a special friendship.

Something to think about!

quote from the Qur'an

Unique life of Madagascar

http://tech.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=27285714

Very interesting pictures of life in Madagascar.

Finding God in nature, or being found by God

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-fletcher-harper/god-is-my-rock_b_806384.html

A good essay about God in nature.  All we need to do sometimes is to stop and listen!

Nature's Phenomena

http://webecoist.com/2009/01/18/nature-phenomena-wonders-natural-world/

some things found in nature that scientists are hard-pressed to explain. . .

Thoughts about Thanksgiving Day

Yesterday, October 10, 2010, was Thanksgiving Day Sunday here in Canada.  My wife and I attended church--it was decorated with harvested food--apples, potatoes and of course pumpkins, and lots of colourful leaves all over the place.  We sang the songs, listened to the sermon, offered up prayers for those of our friends and families who needed them, and thought about all the blessings in our lives.  I cannot but thrill in the beauty of nature at this time of year.  This is the world we live in and ours not to spoil.  After the service we shared refreshments and reflections with each other.  One young lad showed his Mom what he had done in Sunday school class, very amazing and beautiful work.  There was a poem in his work:

There's power in the ocean and there's power in me.
Just like the tiny acorn that rows to be a tree,
Whose branches reach to heaven for all the world to see,
When I reach up to thee, Lord, I'll become what I'm supposed to be.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=what+a+wonderful+world+louis+armstrong&docid=234113597909&mid=807D207650324525BD18807D207650324525BD18&FORM=LKVR34#

This is a wonderful song by the great Louis Armstrong, accompanied by Kenny G.  Seems appropriate.

St. Francis Day, October 3.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-james-a-kowalski/st-francis-the-power-of-l_b_747919.html

We celebrate today the work of St. Francis of Assisi, who dedicated his life about a thousand years ago to looking after the animals.  St. Francis was a very wise man and would teach us a lot about stewardship if only we would listen.  In the wake of so many disasters (the Gulf oil-rig explosion is an example), pollution of other kinds (water, air), species extinction and man-caused imbalances of nature we really should learn while there is still time.

St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi was a Saint who saw God in nature and was made by the Catholic church the patron saint of ecology, which seems fitting. 

http://conservation.catholic.org/st__francis_of_assisi.htm


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI1Gst7pEqc&feature=related

I found a beautiful rendition of "Make me a Channel of your Peace", the famous prayer of St. Francis, filmed in his home town of Assisi.  It is sung by Angelica.