Can Crows Scare Other Crows?

There are lots of scarecrows around here now. And there are even a few...well, just have a look.

Yup! Crow scarecrows! I do believe they might even attract other birds!

“Elijah obeyed God’s orders. He went and camped in the Kerith canyon on the other side of the Jordan. And sure enough, ravens brought him his meals, both breakfast and supper, and he drank from the brook.”

1 Kings 17

A Living Fossil

These are Ginko Biloba trees. Sound familiar? The leaf extract is what people buy to improve their memory.

The Ginko tree is a living fossil, unchanged for more than 270 million years. This makes it the oldest tree on earth; a living ink to the dinosaurs.

How can you identify one? Because it's leaves are shaped like butterflies!

“A childhood is what anyone wants to remember of it. It leaves behind no fossils, except perhaps in fiction.” ~Carol Shields

Mystery Flag

We were driving along the other day, and happened to drive past this house. There was something  strange about it, so we went back for a better look...

and saw this on the front porch. It is basically the American flag without the red! I have never seen this! I have researched it, but cannot find anything about it. Do you know what it means?

“The rest of the People of Israel will set up their tents in companies, every man in his own camp under its own flag”

Numbers 1

Over The Rooftops

 “If we dance amongst the rooftops, is it not that much further to jig into the starshine?” ~Terri Guillemets 

Veterans Day 2017

War does not determine who is right — only who is left.

Metal Homes

Did you know that houses are being built out of shipping crates? The crates sell for only a few hundred dollars each. But the houses are not cheaper than a traditional house. They need insulated, and new floors. So the total cost for a two container house with one bedroom is about $100,000.  I took these pictures from our local paper.

Since the walls are metal, you can hang things with magnets right on them!

“Compared to what’s coming, living conditions around here seem like a stopover in an unfurnished shack, and we’re tired of it! We’ve been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies!”

2 Corinthians 5

Shipping Crates

A local brewery has recently added a restaurant. And they made it out of metal shipping crates! The owner drew up the design plans by stacking Jenga blocks!

Let's take a peek at some of the diners upstairs.

And here is the side, where some of the electric work is. The people who sold the crates even gave them free electric car chargers, so people can eat and drink while their car charges.

 On my next post, you will not believe what else shipping crates can make that is all the rage.

“Then she served it all up for Saul and his servants. After dining handsomely, they got up from the table and were on their way that same night.”

1 Samuel 28