We’ve been feeding the birds all winter and it has been a blast. Cardinals, squirrels, finch, junko’s and more. Recently we’ve been adopted by a pair of ducks. It’s funny going out to the mail box and getting “quacked” at. So we are creating a bird sanctuary in our front yard. Front- so the two dogs won’t bother the birds or eat the seeds. We’ve transplanted lilacs and snowball bushes from the farm in our front yard and some pampas grass and some other tall grass from our neighbors expanding decorative grasses. Maybe a bird bath this summer and some kind of patio bricks. It’s gradually growing to new and creative ideas. The neighbors think we should put in a pond for the ducks. I think we need to cut it off somewhere. So the neighbors can put in the pond.
What’s fun is just watching the creatures. The squirrel is the funniest. We have an acrobat climbing up the metal poles to the feeders. But what really amazes me is the culture of God’s creatures. At any one time there can be three or more species of birds, squirrels, and a chipmunk all at the same spot at the same time. Don’t you wish humans could get along as well? We let our language or cultures or beliefs get in the way and keep us from being together.
As far as congregating together, the small creatures of God have it together. They can be singing their songs, chirping, or quacking their praises to the Creator and God loves it. Sometimes you can hear me “quacking” along as well. I love praising God as well. (And sometimes that’s how my singing is viewed – quacking) Anyway, let’s join in the chorus of praise for our Creator and learn a lesson from the creatures great and small about how to get along.
