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Perseids in Banff

I wanted to share this photo taken by an amateur astronomer who traveled to Banff Nat’l. Park to watch the Perseid meteor shower.

I missed the shower’s  peak but if it is clear tonight I’m going to try to get out there.

Join me if you can – look North/East from midnight till dawn.

Enjoy.

On this 4th day of July 2009 I have to say that I am very concerned about the state of our union.

Chelsea Nain 4th of July 2009

Japan’s Kaguya moon probe caught this view of Earth eclipsing the sun to create a stunning diamond ring effect.

The Diamond

Kagyua Eclipse Series

Watch the video:

http://www.space.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=SP_090219_kaguya

Credit: JAXA/NHK

Farewell little Ruggy Man – we will miss you.  You were a Good Dog.

Cairnbrae's He's A Rudge 1994 -2009

Last Thursday I got up early, donned my ski gear, and went up on the Beech to go skiing.

I’ve been putting it off because I couldn’t find anyone to go with me.

A dear friend of mine once told me “Cindy, I figured out a long time ago that if I kept waiting for someone to go with me to do things I would never do anything”.

That in mind, I went to the mountain by myself; I had a wonderful time and am greatly revived.

Thanks dear old friend.

If it doesn’t rain tomorrow I am going to go again!

My brother-in-law, Frank, has been in Kenya.

What an amazing  journey he has had.

I have been following his journal on this blog-site.

I wanted to share it with you.

http://bomu2008.blogspot.com/

Take it from me, an old horse trainer, this is one special performance and the thing that makes it especially great is that you cannot take your eyes off of the horse which makes it a tribute to a fantastic rider.

This was the French Dressage entry at the 2008 Olympics.  I sure wish I had seen it live.

PRAYER OF SUPPLICATION FOR OUR NATION

God, we are in a political, societal, communal Dark Age where we are journeying through uncharted territory.  We have been hijacked by indifference to tolerance and tolerance of historic intolerables.  Our society is “out of order,” our innocence has been stolen (or forfeited) and we are without passion, prayer and action.  Our Christianity has become so private that we cannot even identify it ourselves.

Our governments, and sadly many of our churches, are, through their actions and inactions, assuring us of a culture of death.  For some godless reason we have come to believe that the number of people either voting or shouting in protest determines “right.”
Our conversations are shallow, our society is without a rudder and we are hemorrhaging.  We cannot navigate our streets at night, the programming of the electronic media is shockingly dreadful and those who should be our shepherds are but hirelings.  Other shepherds have absented themselves from the public square and no longer engage in the arena of civil debate believing that Your Bible has no place in the political and social affairs of men.  We have few Sons of Issachar willing to lead us to the meadows of Runnymede on the bank of the Thames where we may forge once again a Magna Charta of liberty.
God, we do not seek to turn the clock back, but we do desire a progressing transforming change because we have forfeited our Moral Compass, and His name is Jesus.  You owe this generation nothing, for we are but a race of sinners, but we need You.  We prayerfully wade in the brine of our tears trusting that the object of our tears will not perish.  We pray in the name of Jesus for the coming of the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ – that He will reign forever and ever.

Denny Pattyn

President/Founder

I watched this program yesterday on PBS and laughed and cried like I haven’t in a very long time.

What a blessing.  This is just the trailer, I highly recommend that you try and watch the program

in its entirety; you won’t be disappointed.  I’d love to hear what you think.