Winterwatch on Friday showed us Chris Packham out at night, in the New Forest (where he lives by the way, he was not breaking Lockdown regulations), with a heat-seeking camera. Two deer walking across the other side of a big clearing suddenly saw Chris, and, as he pointed out, on the instant they became aware of him, both began to tiptoe! Which has made me think. Do they know that while they can see him, he cannot see them, and will not know they are there unless they make a noise? We can't expect them to know about heat-seeking cameras yet, but give them a year or two...
How we under-estimate the wisdom of the animal creation - their intelligence, their capacity for feeling. But they too were made by the Grand Creator, Jehovah of armies. And when God's Kingdom is ruling over the earth, they will have nothing to fear from us, or from any predators of the night. All the earthly creation will be at peace, as it was in the beginning.
Sunday started out very cold with such dark clouds at sunrise that had it been a bit colder we would have had snow. As it was, we had rain. And now, lunchtime, its sunny.
The meeting this morning was very comforting, reminding us of the importance of keeping on the narrow road that leads to life.
I have re-started my half hour beach walks. So far without crippling myself, though it is still painful.
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