Finally it's starting to look like Spring here in New England. Plants are starting to sprout, and flowers are starting to bloom.
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Snakes. These reptiles have struck fear into the hearts of men for centuries. You too, perhaps, are afraid of them. Do they deserve it? Although snakes will defend themselves if provoked, they will not attack humans for no reason. However, if you do get bit, you may be perfectly fine, for many snakes’ venom is not harmful to humans. But some snakes are venomous to humans. The Timber Rattlesnake, one of Massachusetts’ two venomous snakes, is dying. The population has been thinning out, and there are now only about 200 snakes left in the state. We are now faced with a question: should we help bring back this species even though they can harm humans? But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Is there even a way to bring them back? There is. Mount Zion, an uninhabited island in Massachusetts, could be a perfect sanctuary for these snakes to breed and succeed in bringing their population up. But the inhabitants of the land around the island have something to say about the idea. They are afraid. Afraid that the rattlers will swim over to the inland, bite them, and spread across the land. There is a very low chance of any of these things happening, though. Watch this video for more information. Humans are the ones who caused these snakes to dwindle by taking their territory and killing them out of fear, shouldn’t we be the ones to bring them back? God commanded us to be good stewards of the earth, so shouldn’t we try to fix our mistake just like we’re doing for the American Chestnut? But, to contradict that, what if a child was bit by one of these reptiles and faced death just because we wanted these snakes to grow in population?
These questions are very difficult to answer. Tell me what you think in the comments below. Looking out the window this morning, my family and I were confronted with a surprising sight. A chipmunk had found his way into our bird feeder and was stuffing his cheeks with birdseed! This small mammal has been tunneling through our lawn for a while now, and steeling our bird food. (At least he provided material for a blog post) Because chipmunks are so common in this area, I thought I would give some information on these adorable rodents. Description: The Eastern Chipmunk is a small rodent with stripes down its back and head and a bushy tail. The word “chipmunk” literally means “one who descends trees headlong.” Habitat: Chipmunks are usually found in wooded areas where there is lots of food and plenty of cover to protect them from predators. Diet: A chipmunk’s diet mostly consists of: bulbs, seeds, fruits, nuts, green plants, mushrooms, insects, worms, and bird eggs Lifecycle: A chipmunk lives alone except during the mating seasons which are from February to April, and then from June to August. Females usually have two litters with three to five young in each. Young are born six weeks after mating and leave the nest after about two weeks. Although often considered pests, Chipmunks are truly incredible creatures. God's creation is a masterpiece, down to the smallest rodent. For hundreds of years, humanity has marveled at the power and ability of flight. We have looked to the heavens with wondrous eyes, only guessing what lies beyond the blue blanket of sky. We were finally made able to fly only with the help of machines. Tools, metal, engines, and other man-made things were the only things capable of making a man fly. Why can animals such as birds and insects fly so easily without any assistance whatever? Let’s take a look at the design of perhaps the most popular flyer: the bird. Birds are specifically designed by God for flight. Their bodies are perfectly built for such activity. And how is that? Flight Muscles The muscles in a birds’ body are very strong and can easily preform the necessary actions of flight. They are built perfectly for such a tiring activity. Bones A bird’s bones are not designed the same way as other animals’ such as mammals. A bird’s bones are hollow and light and are exactly what a creature would need to take to the air. Feathers Perhaps the most obvious assistant to a bird’s flight, the feathers are what give the bird thrust and the true power to do what they were made to do. Although feathers are greatly needed to achieve flight, every part of a bird is crucial to achieving it. God created birds just right in order for them to take to the sky and do what humans were just not meant to do: fly freely in the sky. And God said, "...let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens." |
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