Monarch Watch 2010

"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." - Genesis 1:31

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Along with the cool weather this weekend also brought the first Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) of the fall migration to our backyard or at least the first one that I have noticed.  It continues to amaze me how these flying insects can travel up to three-thousand miles to return to their winter roosts in the Mexican state Michoacan where they wait until the spring when they start their journey back north.  For me the Monarch butterfly's and their migration are an incredible reminder of the wonderfully created and complex world in which we live and yet which most of us know so very little about.  

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All Things Bright and Beautiful

- Cecil Frances Alexander

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountain,

The river running by,

The sunset, and the morning,

That brightens up the sky;

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell,

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well.

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Grace & Peace