Land Corals

Bitter Oysterling, Panellus stipticus

Captain Butterfly has been very busy for many days now with a new process called Focus Stacking.  It gives an interesting 3D effect - and also sometimes has the effect of making him rather cross.

Wrinkled Crust, Phlebia radiata

He has been taking fungi shots - mushrooms don't move while the stacking goes on. And again I notice how they remind me of the corals and sponges he used to photograph in our expat days.

Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

We had lunch at the Wetland Trust yesterday and spent the afternoon there. The Captain and Terry had shepherds pie, and I had roast veggie pasta with salad and garlic bread.  Excellent and very filling. The Kingfishers posed beautifully in the lovely December sunlight.   And we bought ecologically sound pressies for the little girls from the shop (hope they won't find them boring).

Here is an interesting snippet from our midweek meeting:

When in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples customarily spent the night at Bethany, today marked by the town of el-ʽAzariyeh (El ʽEizariya), an Arabic name meaning “The Place of Lazarus.” Jesus undoubtedly stayed at the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.

 It is known as the place of Lazarus to this day.   We do not need to doubt the truth of anything recorded in the Gospels.   In fact, we, in the worldwide congregations, are starting an intensive study of the Gospels this week.   And the more you study them, the more true you find them, and the more you find in them.   And the stronger the hope of the coming - and imminent - rescue.