Mount Ida

10/16/10 Reflections from a “little cabin in the woods”……and actually at one point, a “little man at the window stood”….and scared the buhgeebers out of me. In my panic, I even thought he had a gun. Ever the faithful friend, JoLynn went to the deck door to check it out. It was just the man to “clean” the hot tub----which I would have known, if I had read our “instructions.” I’m always telling students, “reading opens up a world of opportunities and information.” Hm-m-m. Think I need to practice what I teach!
That old girl scout song goes on to tell of little a little rabbit running by. Though we didn’t see rabbits, we saw lots of other fauna and flora. All a miracle of creation. Land that produced vegetation and trees bearing fruit. (Gen. 1:12) We saw waters that teemed with swarms of living creatures. (Gen. 1:20) Even when we couldn’t see the creatures themselves, rippling water told us when they were “schooling” past. Raucous “birds flying above the earth” (Gen. 1:20) and smaller songbirds nesting in the nearby trees were all part of our environs. The glory of God’s creation!
All around us on our daily hikes was more evidence of His creation. (and God saw that it was good, Gen. 1:12) From beauty berry bushes to white-tailed deer. It was good for us as well.
You don’t have to be in a cabin in the mountains with friends to appreciate God’s creation. Nature is all around us when we have eyes to see. It’s seeing the Creator in the creation that is the marvel----whether in Mt. Ida, AR or in one’s own backyard. Enjoy the scenery!