Aussie Photo of the Year

It's amazing what you can see in a puddle!

Goldfish

How ironic!

A tank of goldfish in a fish and chip shop.

I've seen it before, but this time there's one fish that looks like it's desperate to get out.

It keeps swimming as fast as it can from the bottom to the top of the tank

to the top, sometimes jumping slightly out of the water.

There's a lid on the tank, so it can't get out, but it sure looks funny.

Does it think it will be the next to be eaten?!

Picture from Art.com

Sunrise

This is the sunrise from 2 April 2008.

It was better a few minutes earlier, but it took time to get my camera out.

½ a second before tsunami

½ a second before tsunami
The last picture! There are people who believe in God, there are others who don't believe,
but we must understand that we are small when nature hits...

This picture was taken on the banks of Sumatra Island (the height of waves was of approx. 32 m = 105 ft).
It was found saved in a digital camera, 1 ½ years after the disaster.

We cannot know for sure, but very likely the one who took the picture is not alive any more (it was just a matter of seconds).
Today we can see the last image he/ she saw before ending life on Earth!

I have just been told that this was not taken right before a tsunami, but during a sandstorm in Kansas. I thought the houses looked a bit Western for Indonesia. This doesn't change the fact that it is an amazing picture, or that we have an amazing God, who is in control of all of these situations.

Camels

A mother and baby camel are talking one day when the baby
camel asks, "Mom, why have I got these huge three-toed
feet?"

The mother replies, "Well, son, when we trek across the
desert, your toes will help you to stay on top of the soft
sand."

"OK," said the son. A few minutes later the son asks, "Mom,
why have I got these great long eyelashes?"

"They are there to keep the sand out of your eyes on the
trips through the desert."

"Thanks, Mom," replies the son. After a short while, the son
returns and asks, "Mom, why have I got these great big humps
on my back?"

The mother, now a little impatient with the boy, replies,
"They are there to help us store fat for our long treks
across the desert, so we can go without water for long
periods."

"That's great, Mom. So we have huge feet to stop us sinking,
and long eyelashes to keep the sand from our eyes, and these
humps to store water, but Mom..."

"Yes, son?"

"Why are we in the San Diego zoo?"

Received from Thomas Ellsworth (via GCF).

Smile from God

I recieved this picture in an email.
It's amazing!!

Thank You, God, for the beauty

around me everywhere,

The gentle rain and glistening dew,

the sunshine and the air.

-Helen Steiner Rice

I Love Butterflies

My favorite butterfly is the Ulyssis like this one. It's from Far North Queensland.