Flour and Water

This morning we saw two wild turkeys strutting by just outside our kitchen window. Over the years I have seen them periodically, but they may be coming around more now because about 1/2 mile away there are two large areas of woods that have been cut down so that new housing development can be built. I could smell the death of the trees as they were coming down and being burned and bull dozed over. It always makes me really sad for all the wildlife that lose their homes in this destruction. Contrary to popular belief, they just can't always move somewhere else because there are other wild animals that reside in the supposed "new" area. A case of not enough room at the inn, due to lack of food, cover and nesting areas.



We also saw Eastern Bluebirds this afternoon when we went for our daily walk. They are easily noticed by their obvious blue. They are related to the robin, just slightly smaller and certainly not as numerous simply because they are pickier about their nesting requirements. They need cavities and/or nest boxes to rear their young. They are always a delight to see. The population of bluebirds are doing well because many "birder" love to erect bird boxes for them to nest in.

Yet all the while today, I had the opportunity to observe and enjoy nature, eat several times, relax in the sun, go for a leisure walk, work in my yard, I couldn't help but be aware of the irony and wastefulness of my life and how wasteful most people in the USA live compared to Richena's life, I remember reading once at the food depot at our local University that the cafe throws over 550 lbs of food away each day. Why is this, because the students take too much, and then decide they don't want it.

"Her name is Richena Francois, 5 months old, born 11.11.07 - weighs 9 lbs - 22" long. Her mother died shortly after giving birth - she was 40 years old. The baby's older sister, Philomene, is caring for her....... She is very small for her age and has only been fed flour water up until now. She is malnourished and will probably have long-term affects from the lack of nutrients early on. She is alert, though, and ate very well while they were here."

If you want to read the rest of the story go check out the blog "Missionaries in Haiti" that I have listed on the side. The title is Richena Francois posted Friday.

Enough said.............