After partly cloudy skies all day, I watched the storm rolling in from the north on my way home. Not long after I got home, heavy rain, lighting, and thunder let loose for about 45 minutes. I did various chores around the house while the storm raged on, but as soon as it let up, I got on my bike and rode in light rain and cold wind under dark clouds that lit up in the southwest as dusk descended.
My two-mile turnaround is a little way past the bridge.
As darkness fell, the moon showed through the clouds.
The clouds looked menacing, hanging over the darkness as I rode home.
While taking the above photo of the Sandias in red, I heard a buzzing noise. I turned to see what it was and three paragliders were flying my way.
Moon and contrail at dusk
While I was photographing the moon and contrail, I heard an owl hooting close by. I investigated further and there was an owl perched on the edge of the nest I hung in Susan’s tree in August 2022. Hooteluja! Hooteluja! Hooooteluuuja!
It was dark, and I had to use 15x digital zoom on my phone’s camera, so I couldn’t tell if it was daddy owl. It could be one for the owlets from a few years ago out house shopping. Whichever owl it is, it’s a good sign to see an owl perched on the edge of the nest.
pTerodactyl stands vigil Over a dying pond Reflecting on things to come He saw the writing on the wall
Lyrics and music written and performed by Timothy Price.
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Writing’s On The Wall (Daniel 5:24-28†) By Timothy Price
[Verse] You should beware of the words, man As they were written by a bloodless hand You see, if you don’t change your ways You’ll succumb to what the inscription says
[Chorus] ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ Oh, the writing’s on the wall ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ It’s a prophecy of your fall ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ God is going to end it all ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ He won’t hear you when you call
[Bridge] ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ ‘M’ne!’ — God has counted up your kingdom ‘M’ne!’ — brought it to an end ‘T’kel’ — you’re weighed on the balance ‘T’kel’ — scale and come up short ‘P’res’ — your kingdom’s been divided given Given — to the Medes and the Persians
[Verse] You should beware of the words, man As they were written by a bloodless hand You see, if you don’t change your ways You’ll succumb to what the inscription says
[Chorus] ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ Oh, the writing’s on the wall ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ it’s a prophecy of your fall ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ God is going to end it all M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin’ He won’t hear you when you call
†24 This is why he sent the hand to write this inscription; 25 and the inscription says, ‘M’ne! M’ne! T’kel ufarsin.’ [a]26 This is what it means: ‘M’ne!’ — God has counted up your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 ‘T’kel’ — you are weighed on the balance-scale and come up short. 28 ‘P’res’ — your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” (Complete Jewish Bible).
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