Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Mouse Tale

My Mom, who lives in the Colorado mountains, sent me this picture and comment.  Even though mice can be dreadful pests, I must admit I share her sentiment.  Go mouse!



"I found an infant mouse shivering in the middle of the greenhouse floor. Eyes still shut, ears still stuck back. Curled up in the palm of my hand and quit shivering. About the size of a fifty cent piece. I am caring for it until it opens its eyes and can be on its own. Then I will take it up by the lake, provide it a little cache of seeds and peanut pieces, and wish it well. Don't know how to explain that it amuses me and stirs a kind of admiration to see an ounce and a half of teeny-tiny animal so determined to survive."
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Sunday, July 26 2009

Sunday, July 26 2009
Remember this sign?
We have learned something really interesting about this "welcome sign" which we thought was a big billboard that was pasted onto an old overpass. It turns out that this is a defensive emplacement known as a rock drop. It is a big concrete box full of rubble and rocks. In the event of an invasion by North Korea the panels underneath the drop will be opened and release the rubble across the roadway, hampering movement into South Korea.

SOLAR ECLIPSE!

SOLAR ECLIPSE!
Might look like the moon - but it's the sun!
On Wednesday July 22 Asia experienced a solar eclipse and we got to see it! Miraculously the expected day of monsoon rain did not materialize and the sky was mostly clear for the duration. During the eclipse, which occured around 11:00 a.m., the sun was much too bright to view directly - we had to be satisfied with reflected images. But, as the sun began to re-appear, just enough clouds came in to allow us to look - and take a picture. It was quite something to behold and we feel lucky for the opportunity.

On A Clear Day...

On A Clear Day...
We had 2 days of church meetings in the Seoul area. Today the weather was remarkably clear and I was able to get a great view of the city skyline and the radio tower. Usually the sky is too hazy for a view like this. Pollution, rain, high humidity or dust storms are contributing factors.