With a Quack! Quack! Here...

Yes, it’s time for another post about ducks!

Lately, I’ve become a fan of ducks and have even made a few feathery friends :)

(When I took this photo, the white duck had her eyes half-closed and was opening and closing her smiling beak as though she was singing silent worship to her Creator ^_^)

I absolutely love feeding these three – they are just so adorable and they each have their own distinct personality.

My favourite is the snowy white duck. She’s the boldest of the lot and the clear leader of the trio – wherever she goes, the other two follow. Every time I pull out a slice of bread, she’s always the first one there; so close she’s almost sitting on my lap as she looks at me with her beak curved into what one could almost swear was a smile.

Then there’s the black-headed one (the one furtherest away from the camera in the above photo). He’s the bodyguard of the trio. Whenever they come to the shore, he always keeps a watchful eye on the other two. Not quite as bold as Snowy, this duck enjoys the odd bit of bread, too.

The third duck is the shyest and most hesitant of the three. He is always tagging along behind the other two and prefers to keeps his distance – his love of bread not great enough to overcome his uncertainty of humans.

Then there’s this girl:

She’s perhaps not the prettiest duck around, and has a tendency to scare the others away, but she’s quite friendly once you get to know her. I can always tell if she is enjoying a feed as her tail wags madly after every delicious morsel :)

It’s amazing to think God – our God - created not only these four ducks, but every duck that ever was. And not just factory-made, either. Each glossy feather and individual personality bears the fingerprints of our Creator. In the big scheme of things, ducks don’t really serve much of a purpose yet you can find them all over the place – each one hand crafted by our loving God.

I am always amazed at just how much care and detail God puts into His creation.

God bless,
~KR Ludlow~

“Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding, you mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, small creatures and flying birds, kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth, young men and women, old men and children.”

Psalm 148:7-10

Feed the Ducks, Tuppence a Bag...

Today, I did something I have not done in quite a while – I fed ducks! Armed with a tasty piece of bread, I sat down at the bank of the pond and waited patiently for some ducks to arrive. It wasn’t long till three hungry ducks (and a couple of sneaky Ibises) waddled up for a feed. One particularly bold duck even ventured to take the bread straight from my hand!

The Shy Duck

The Cheeky Bold Duck

The Proud Duck

Please, Miss, Can I Have Some More?

As I fed these beautiful birds, a Bible passage popped into my head:

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”
Matthew 6:25-27

Although the ducks enjoyed the bread, they did not need to rely on me for their survival – God was taking care of them. He provided them with plenty of food, water and shelter; He clothed them in beautiful glossy feathers. These ducks did not need to worry and stress – God provided for them. And if God looks after ducks, how much more will He look after us? After all, ‘are you not much more valuable than they?’

In today’s worry and stress filled society, perhaps we can learn something from the humble duck...

God bless,
~KR Ludlow~

“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”
Luke 12:6-7

Camera in One Hand, a Sword in the Other

Hi all,

Once upon a time, God made such a glorious Spring day that a certain young warrior couldn't resist but going outside, reading God’s word and enjoying His Creation (and perhaps taking a few photos of it, too!) So with camera in one hand and her trusty sword in the other, our young heroine boldly marched off on an epic journey that would lead her to a most wonderous place – her own backyard. There, she would come face to face with such dangers as clothes lines swooping in from above to entangle her head; burs lurking in the grass, ready to pounce on unprotected toes; and a particularly vicious (and fluffy) guinea pig known only as ‘Bubbles’...

One by one, the young warrior overcame these obstacles and soon reached her goal, taking many pictures along the way:

A Trusty Sword

A Trusty Double-Edged Sword...

A Trusty, Double-Edged Sword That Really is Quite Photogenic...

Bubbles :)

'Your Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.' (Psalm 119:105)

Put on the Full Armour of God...

God bless,

~KR Ludlow~

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Hebrews 4:12