Start of a Happy New Year-LOL

A friend sent me this link.

Something to brighten up your day and the new year as you explore the Carbonaro Effect.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8gxdjH3QjNU

White Terns of Norfolk Island

Last evening my wife and I went out with our "young marrieds group". This is a group formed when we were all young marrieds in the same church. None of us attend the same Churches anymore but we are all still committed Christians and enjoy each others company every 2 or 3 months.We are now either past 60 or not far off it.One couple were telling us about their recent holiday to Norfolk Island which is some distance off the East Coast of Australia.

I have always been interested in the Island but have never been .As I have an interest in Birds I enquired about the birdlife and discussion got around to the white tern of Norfolk Island.I decided to do some google research and read out the article below out loud to the group.

When I got to the last line I just lost it as it was such understated humour almost in the category of a "dad" joke.

I was crying I was laughing so much. You really had to be there.

The great thing for me though was that 2 years ago on one  our outings I was in such deep depression  that I did not enter in to discussion with the group at all and was unable to discuss how I was feeling with them.

One of the people to ask me that night if I was suffering from depression was a fellow sufferer at times of the same thing.

She was one half of the couple that went to Norfolk Island.

She was laughing too but the last time our group met she wasn't so good.

God is so good to give us close friends.

As you read this you may not have close friends to support you.

Jesus is the greatest friend to us all.

Reach out to Him and He will bring special people into your life.

White Tern

These delightful, graceful creatures are known here as `Fairy Terns'. Snow-white but for their black bills, feet and eyes, they have translucent wings. The terns normally leave the island in May to spend several months at sea, constantly on the wing. However, some appear to have formed a love affair with the valley leading from Bumboras to the Shearwater villas and stay throughout the year. Around August 1st, their numbers swell and mating begins. White Terns build no nest and lay a single egg in a slight indentation in the branch of a Norfolk Pine or White Oak. It was once thought that they used a mucilage to assist the egg to adhere to the branch but this has been found to be untrue. The mother will somehow incubate the egg without dislodging it - you will notice that to leave the branch she drops off backwards. How the chicks hatch safely on this precarious perch is a source of great wonderment. If you look carefully at a tern returning from a fishing expedition, you will often notice up to five tiny flying fish in her beak which she has caught on the wing.
You will often notice two terns flying together, wheeling in such unison that they seem controlled by a single brain. The islanders will tell you gravely that this propensity to fly in pairs is because "one good tern deserves another".

"Live,Laugh,Love." "Does God have a sense of humour?"

This is on a garden hanging chime thing in our backyard. It was given as a present by a relative.I photographed it the other day as a garden sprinkler was showering it and the garden. I liked the effect of the drops of water as streaks. Taken on Pentax KR set on programme.
Not a bad motto although it is not an all encompassing thing to live by, but I like it none the less.
It reminded me of many years ago when I was a youth leader  in our church when a young man asked me if God had a sense of humour.
He said "I'd like to think when I got to heaven I could sit down with Him and share a joke."
That prompted our group to devote our next meeting to a Bible study on the subject.
What do you think?
I certainly think He has a sense of humour  and I believe the Bible supports it.
Start googling or searching your Bibles.

The healing ability of laughter that is so well known, you would think has it's origins from God.

Also if we are made in His image and we all like a good laugh that's another pointer.

Reading my blog with all its serious theology you might say this guy must be pretty square and get around looking pretty straight faced.
Truth is I love humour ,especiallly trying out my Dad jokes on people.
Here's one.
Sitting at table at my son's place the other night we were talking about some health product called Restavit.
My wife says  her sister uses it but only about a quarter of the tablet.
So I said: "What does she do with the restavit?  (get it)
I like to laugh at myself also.
Nearing that senile phase and having many seniors moments.
Try this one.
Was down at local shopping centre and queu'd up to take some cash out of an automatic teller machine.
Was standing waiting behind this guy and casually glanced to my right.
Saw some people waiting to use the automatic teller machine.
I was in line for the outside public telephone.
I quietly shuffled sideways to the correct q hoping no one had noticed. LOL