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| Buffalo |
I have just returned from a magnificent seven-night
get away. I was fortunate to get to see some magnificent wild life. One of the
highlights of the trip was a pair of Fish Eagles who graced us with a 10-minute
overhead display.
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| Hibiscus |
Here are some of the photos from my getaway.
I am sure these few photos will help you to appreciate why I decided to take a
break from blogging. Of course, the fact that there was no data coverage was obviously
another good reason for me not to spend time online blogging.
Spending time in nature always reminds me of
this from the Catechism of the Catholic Church about the ways of coming to know God:
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| Kudu |
Created in God's image and called to know and love him, the person
who seeks God discovers certain ways of coming to know him. These are also
called proofs for the existence of God, not in the sense of proofs in the
natural sciences, but rather in the sense of "converging and convincing
arguments", which allow us to attain certainty about the truth. These
"ways" of approaching God from creation have a twofold point of
departure: the physical world, and the human person.
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| Kudu |
The world: starting from movement, becoming, contingency, and the
world's order and beauty, one can come to a knowledge of God as the origin and
the end of the universe.
As St. Paul says of the Gentiles: For what can be known about God is
plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the
world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been
clearly perceived in the things that have been made.
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| Giraffe |
And St. Augustine issues this challenge:
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| Fish Eagle |
Question the beauty of the
earth, question the beauty of the sea, question the beauty of the air
distending and diffusing itself, question the beauty of the sky. . . question
all these realities. All respond: "See, we are beautiful." Their
beauty is a profession [confessio]. These beauties are subject to change. Who
made them if not the Beautiful One [Pulcher] who is not subject to change?[i]
Below are some more photo's. Hope you enjoy them.
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| Double-collared Sunbird |
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| Vervet Monkey |
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| Zebra |
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| Ground Hornbill |
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| Elephant |
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| Giraffe |
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| Giant Kingfisher |
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| Fish Eagle |
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| Dark-capped Bulbul |
[i] Catechism of the
Catholic Church, #31 and 32
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