Merriam Webster defines a conundrum as a difficult and confusing problem, usually with no possible solution or answer. (A dilemma is a choice between two bad problems.)=
One conundrum in my life was moose hunting season in British Columbia, Canada. It generally runs from Mid-September to late October with some variations. That’s when bull moose in rut travel the woods for a mate, and the perfect time to hear their moose calls and learn to imitate those ourselves.
One year when hunting season opened September 15th, my high school class and I were busy the day before watching our large community garden and counting fifteen (ten plus five) full grown moose eating our unharvested kale. It’s their favorite salad bar and they had spread the word.
Hunting season opened at midnight. The next morning we expected to find at least one or two moose lingering. But as the sun rose, no moose could be found. Stillness ruled. The wily critters had ambled west into the Rocky Mountain foothills and return until the day after the close of hunting season.
How Do They Do That? I don’t know!
Thankfully, we did find moose other times. Moose meat is delicious with an amazing 22.3% protein level, but it’s also wonderful to watch the massive ungainly beasts move freely through northern woods.
I like the conundrum in William Jennings Bryan’s words at the Scopes Trial defending the right to teach Creationism in Tennessee High School Biology classes. “I will never understand how our amazing God created black cows that eat green grass to produce white milk that churns into yellow butter.” Even the best scientists can’t solve all problems.
Who can explain all the crazy, unusual features that combine in the Duckbilled Platypus to make it work? Its success is proof of our Lord’s sense of humor.
California, earthquakes are often predicted when horses get very agitated and run nervously before seismographs even start recording tremors.
The 2004 devastating tsunami in Aceh Province Indonesia killed 230,000 humans. Only one small island in the region suffered no deaths. Those islanders noticed elephants and other animals acting all climbing to the top of the island’s high hill.
The people followed and were safe before the unimaginable tsunami waters crashed over their island. They were the only location in all of Aceh Province with no fatalities. Read more at this link https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/news-animals-tsunami-sense-coming Why the 2004 Tsunami Killed 230,000 Humans but No Animals.
W here do God’s creatures get such knowledge? Can we tune in to hear better ourselves? Share your favorite conundrum.
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Happy Summer, until next time,
Delores
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