I love seeing the stunning photos of birds and the gorgeous shots of flowers in a magazine we take with the same name as my story title. But today, I saw a beautiful bird for myself--a bluebird! I love bluebirds! They are my favorite bird, maybe partly because I hardly ever see one. I was at the farm, and I glanced up to see a brilliant flash of blue on a utility wire. When the bird turned to re-position itself, I saw the reddish-brown breast, confirming the species for me. I actually felt a warm glow of happiness at the sight!
I felt the same way yesterday when I glanced out and spied a bright red spot on the rosebush. The first rose! I couldn't believe how it cheered me. Today there were several more spots of color against the green leaves, and even some pink buds that look ready to open on another bush. With our late spring, these encouraging signs of warmer weather are so welcome! Not that it's so warm today--we actually covered our plants last night--but higher temperatures are in the forecast. I have the heat on today, but it will likely be the air conditioner tomorrow.
Petunias, pansies and marigolds are filling my planters out front, the yellow and purple of the pansies echoing the colors of the petunias and marigolds. I was a little worried that I had waited too late to plant pansies, a cool weather flower, when I put them in several weeks ago. But the weather has been perfect for them; they are thriving and happy in the chilly air. I wonder what will happen to them next week, when predictions are for 90-100 degrees!
Actually, the feathers of bluebirds contain no blue pigment! It's just that their feathers are made by their Creator to absorb all wave lengths of color except blue! Only the blue wave length is reflected and scattered to appear blue to our eyes! The wonders of nature are so fascinating! God has made the world to be endlessly intriguing for us! No wonder scientists, botanists, and other specialists find their work so rewarding and all absorbing!
Solomon, the wisest man who had ever lived up until his time, gave much of his time to studying his environment. I Kings 4:32-33 tells of his areas of expertise, with verse 33 reading, "And he spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop even that springeth out of the wall: he spake of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes."
Thank you, God, for making such a beautiful world. We can only imagine what you have in store for us in heaven. According to the child in Heaven is for Real, heaven is much like here, only better! And I'm sure there will be plenty of birds and blooms!
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