Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted April 11, 2018 Administrators Share Posted April 11, 2018 That is easy terrain for a mountain goat. I have seen them run full tilt up a sheer mountain rock wall in Alaska. Looking at the rock wall I couldn't see anything to get a grip on. Their feet are specially designed to be able to do that. They have a very hard outer rim to their hoof and a pliable non-skid frog encircled by the hard hoof. I never would have believed that anything could scale a rock wall like that if I had not seen it myself. Thanks for posting that HC, these are an amazing species of God's creation. They are extremely difficult to hunt because you can't get close to them and can't climb where they can. HappyChristian and Alan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted April 11, 2018 Administrators Share Posted April 11, 2018 3 hours ago, Jim_Alaska said: That is easy terrain for a mountain goat. I have seen them runfull tilt up a sheer mountain rock wall in Alaska. Looking at the rock wall I couldn't see anything to get a grip on. Their feet are specially designed to be able to do that. They have a very hard outer rim to their hood and a pliable non-skid frog encircled by the hard hoof. I never would have believed that anything could scale a rock wall like that if I had not seen it myself. Thanks for posting that HC, these are an amazing species of God's creation. They are extremely difficult to hunt because you can't get close to them and can't climb where they can. Yeah, they are fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post DaveW Posted April 11, 2018 Members Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2018 Late afternoon in the SW corner of Western Australia - that is the Indian Ocean. Jim_Alaska, WellWithMySoul, HappyChristian and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post DaveW Posted April 11, 2018 Members Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2018 This is a monolith called "Wave Rock" about 500km east of Perth in the middle of nowhere. swathdiver, WellWithMySoul, Jim_Alaska and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post Rebecca Posted April 16, 2018 Author Members Popular Post Share Posted April 16, 2018 The relationship between plants and pollinators is amazing to me, and just shows how much detail God thought of when creating the small things of the world. To me even the simple things like this can disprove evolution all on their own. "But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?" Job 12:7-9 reyhanhrt, WellWithMySoul, Alan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted April 18, 2018 Administrators Share Posted April 18, 2018 Photo taken by Janet Faulkner. It's the Olympic Mountains in Port Angeles (the city just west of us). T Alan, WellWithMySoul and swathdiver 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post reyhanorto Posted April 22, 2018 Members Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) beautiful and dreamy... پزشک متخصص فیستول Edited July 4, 2018 by reyhanorto WellWithMySoul, Alan, HappyChristian and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reyhanhrt Posted April 22, 2018 Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 Beautiful nature of iran!!!! swathdiver, Alan, WellWithMySoul and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted April 22, 2018 Members Share Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, reyhanorto said: beautiful and dreamy... A few miles from here there was a cornfield on a slope that was covered in these poppies. At the top of the hill they were all red and as it went down the slope, they changed to purple until at the bottom they were all purple. Edited April 22, 2018 by Invicta Alan and swathdiver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Popular Post Alan Posted April 28, 2018 Members Popular Post Share Posted April 28, 2018 Sunset East Coast of Taiwan The evening sun reflecting on the clouds - No Photo editing or special lighting. Photo by Alan WellWithMySoul, DaveW, swathdiver and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted April 29, 2018 Administrators Share Posted April 29, 2018 Breathtaking, @Alan! Alan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hemolz Posted May 6, 2018 Members Share Posted May 6, 2018 Beautiful plain.... درمان هموروئید, Alan, WellWithMySoul and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Jim_Alaska Posted May 11, 2018 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2018 I am posting this in The Beauty of Creation thread because it has to do with The Beauty of Creation, but it requires more than just a picture. It also needs to be explained in detail so that readers will understand all the factors involved. I hope readers will enjoy this as much as I have enjoyed experiencing it first hand. As I write this the date is May 1st. 2018. We have had to move our residence to a different place about eight miles from where we previously lived. It has been a long and arduous task for two old people, but we got it done. A new location always brings about unexpected changes and surprises, but with this move there was a surprise that I never could have anticipated. But before I reveal this surprise I need to flesh out this story so that the reader understands the unique situation we live under in California. When most people think of California they immediately think in terms of big cities and huge populations. I also thought this way before I became a resident. The truth is that there are many places in Far Northern California that are extremely rural and even off the beaten track. Many places are desert with no population, or mountainous and forested. Where we live is mountainous and heavily forested. It is just a place name with little population. In a fifteen mile stretch of highway the population is just 115. The nearest sizable city is 80 miles distance. Out nearest neighbor is more than three miles away. Hello So, having established how rural we are I will move on. Being surrounded by wilderness we see a lot of wildlife. When we moved in here the person that was moving out told us of a small California Kit Fox that visited regularly. He said this fox liked to stop by for a slice of bread. Since we moved in this little female fox has stopped by a number of times. But I found out something about this visitor that no one ever would have guessed. I'm Foxy After the first couple of visits where I would dole out a slice of bread in small bites, one evening I decided to sing some hymns. I often sing when alone and outside, or in the truck. As I sang I noticed a visible change in the demeanor of the little fox. She was standing about six feet from me and her eyes seemed to soften as she listened. I could tell she was enjoying the hymns because her ears would move back and forward in response to certain notes. Got Bread? Then began a ritual whereby she would stop by not only for a scrap of bread, but also to be sung to. She doesn’t leave right away when the bread is gone, but waits quietly for the singing. The first time this ritual began I was pleasantly surprised to see she was not just inquisitive about the pleasant sound of song, but she was thoroughly enjoying it. First, as she was listening she seemed to relax more and then sat down. As I continued to sing different hymns she then lay down with her head up, still a mere six feet away. Finally she not only lay down, but put her head down between her paws, flat on the ground. She ended up with her front feet tucked under her and her head on the ground in a very peaceful position and continued to listen. What a trusting attitude for one of God’s wild creatures. She shows no fear with the exception of my wife trying to get a picture of her through the window, that makes her wary, but not fearful. Having lived in Alaska for many years I am familiar with most kinds of wildlife. I do not make it a habit of actually feeding any wildlife because they can become habituated to it and lose their ability to forage for themselves. One scrap of bread once in a while is not likely to have this effect. I Like Bread As I said in the beginning of this story, “a new location always brings about unexpected changes and surprises.” But this is a surprise I never would have imagined. It would seem that this latest move has also brought about the surprise of a ready made congregation of one. So you might say that I now have a ministry of food for the homeless, as well as a ministry in song. She does seem to favor the slower, soothing hymns as opposed to anything up beat such as “When the roll is called up yonder;” or “The battle hymn of the republic.” This seems to be a small sample of what nature and man will experience during the Millennium. All of God’s creation has this to look forward to in the future. Awww, come on, just one more song HappyChristian, No Nicolaitans, Alan and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rebecca Posted May 29, 2018 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2018 This is a Swinhoe's Tree Lizard (Japalura swinhonis), I named him Bobby. I usually just see the smaller less colorful females, but was fortunate to get a decent shot of a male. Alan and WellWithMySoul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alan Posted May 29, 2018 Members Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) Hi Bobby! Welcome to OnLineBaptist. Hmmm? Methinks Bobby is a Chameleon Christian. He will fit right in with the Progressive crowd. Edited May 29, 2018 by Alan grammer Rebecca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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