I am always taken by surprise by the splendor of Spring. I love the green of the grass and the smell of freshly mown yards is something to dream about. The birds have returned to the Blessed Life Ranch and we have added two to our list of almost 70 species--the Yellow Warbler and the Common Snipe.
Believe it or not it was only 24 degrees this morning. Last night BB covered the few flowers I have planted so far and the radishes had to do the best they could on their own. It is almost the first of June and I am covering up flowers because of frost---this just doesn't seem right.
We had a busy week traveling to Bismarck on Thursday, Devils Lake on Saturday and celebrating Memorial Day on Monday. The visit to Bismarck was to see some dear friends from India and very special friends from 'back home'. It brought back many simply luscious memories from our trip to India in 1997. The visit on Saturday was to see my mom, now 88 and still living on her own. We had a wonderful time together and even found out some interesting details about how she met my dad, the Ellis Island experiences of my grandparents and other snippets from her life.
We've got some of the garden in; we plant about 11,000 square feet. The weeds are doing really well even with it being a bit dry. The radishes are up but the corn, lettuces, spinach, peas and onions are still in hiding; one can't blame them considering this morning's frigid start.
What a blessing though to live in America where, even if the crop fails, we will not go hungry.
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Global Warming?
With it being almost the end of May and still I am unable to put in my garden, I have become even more skeptical of all the brouhaha about global warming. It was 22 degrees here in the Red River Valley just two mornings ago. YIKES!
I've been helping my grandson write a speech to persuade and he chose global warming. The furnace kicked in several times while we have been working on this project.
We have discovered some very interesting things. Did you know that almost all, probably ALL by some accounts, of prognostications about global warming are computer-model generated and that none of it is really based on science? (Remember what the scientific method is!) Plus we found some interesting quotes from global warming alarmists, one of which, made by Steven Schneider of NOAA stated clearly that they fudge (a nice word for lie!) the figures, do not admit that they have their own doubts about it all, and purposely offer up scarey scenarios.
Add to that the fact that very little actual data of world temperatures is available; no more than 200 years of recorded temps. Even if you throw in the ice core studies in which they guess about climate conditions millenia ago, you still end up with not much data. Soooooo...how could one scientifically determine that temperatures are on the upswing?
Just the fact that there is a lot of guesswork, not much science, and scarey scenarios being offered up (probably because there are mega bucks tied to it!) one should at least be a bit skeptical.
Me, personally, after this very long winter, exceedingly cold spring and tardy summer I'm not convinced about global warming at all.
Besides, isn't God Sovereign? Rhetorical question.
I've been helping my grandson write a speech to persuade and he chose global warming. The furnace kicked in several times while we have been working on this project.
We have discovered some very interesting things. Did you know that almost all, probably ALL by some accounts, of prognostications about global warming are computer-model generated and that none of it is really based on science? (Remember what the scientific method is!) Plus we found some interesting quotes from global warming alarmists, one of which, made by Steven Schneider of NOAA stated clearly that they fudge (a nice word for lie!) the figures, do not admit that they have their own doubts about it all, and purposely offer up scarey scenarios.
Add to that the fact that very little actual data of world temperatures is available; no more than 200 years of recorded temps. Even if you throw in the ice core studies in which they guess about climate conditions millenia ago, you still end up with not much data. Soooooo...how could one scientifically determine that temperatures are on the upswing?
Just the fact that there is a lot of guesswork, not much science, and scarey scenarios being offered up (probably because there are mega bucks tied to it!) one should at least be a bit skeptical.
Me, personally, after this very long winter, exceedingly cold spring and tardy summer I'm not convinced about global warming at all.
Besides, isn't God Sovereign? Rhetorical question.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Thinking about spring
About two weeks ago we had another snow storm. I just finished listening to the evening news and weather and the weather gal said there is a chance of snow in the forecast.
Here's what I say.....BRING ON THE GLOBAL WARMING!
Which brings me to that subject. I'm giving my grandson a little help with his speech to persuade and he has chosen to do it on global warming. I've read quite a bit about the subject now and have a niggeling suspicion that it is nothing but flim-flam, boondoggle, phoney-baloney and the-sky-is-falling.
Check out junkscience.com or read through the books Facts not Fear or The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming.
Any way, what was I saying? O, yah, I'm looking for Spring in spite of the cold weather and I'm still singing and laughing and dancing, albeit with a hooded sweatshirt and gloves!
Here's what I say.....BRING ON THE GLOBAL WARMING!
Which brings me to that subject. I'm giving my grandson a little help with his speech to persuade and he has chosen to do it on global warming. I've read quite a bit about the subject now and have a niggeling suspicion that it is nothing but flim-flam, boondoggle, phoney-baloney and the-sky-is-falling.
Check out junkscience.com or read through the books Facts not Fear or The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming.
Any way, what was I saying? O, yah, I'm looking for Spring in spite of the cold weather and I'm still singing and laughing and dancing, albeit with a hooded sweatshirt and gloves!
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