This is a short posting to give an advanced notice of
our next adventure! Betty Lou and I are
going to Ireland for a South Carolina ETV Nature tour with Patrick McMillan,
who does the show “Expeditions” for Public Television. After touring Ireland we fly to London, rent
a car and explore a bit of England and Wales while driving on the wrong side of
the road, pray for us. There is an
interesting twist to the story that will be described at the end of this short
posting.
While it is true that many men and
women must assiduously apply themselves to some definite pursuit as a
livelihood vocation, it is nevertheless wholly desirable that human beings
should cultivate a wide range of cultural familiarity with life as it is lived
on earth. Truly educated persons are not satisfied with remaining in ignorance
of the lives and doings of their fellows. The Urantia Book (1674.2) (149:4.6)
All photographs in this posting were taken with my new
Galaxy S4 phone during a walk over nearby hills.
Top of the hill, one
view
Due to the cold winter up north I was reluctant to
venture northward too early and therefore I did not have as much time as usual in
either South Carolina or the Asheville, North Carolina areas. I am now parked for the summer near
Jamestown, NY.
This walk is one of my favorites and is a 7 ½ mile
power walk that includes three significant hills. It was a fine day for going out into the
countryside, listening to the birds, talking to the cows and such. And this was the day after my 71st
birthday. It seemed as if I was stronger
after the walk than I was before; I generally average about four miles an hour.
Top of the hill, view
over valley
This view is about two or three miles into the walk,
after a steep climb; after this the road goes into a valley and then up to a
farm that can barely be seen in the picture just left of center. Then I turn left and go down to the Hidden
Valley Camping Area near Jamestown, NY.
In the valley, old nut
trees with wildflowers
In the valley there is an old nut orchard, I don’t know
what kind, but the contrast between the old trunks and the wildflowers was
interesting. These walks over the
countryside, up the hills and beside the pastures of contented cows, are part
of the joy of being in this part of our magnificent creation.
As previously stated we will be going to Ireland this
Saturday for the ETV tour, this is a ten day tour of the Irish countryside with
a naturalist and a local guide. After
Ireland we go on to England. Why not,
since we will be in the neighborhood? We
will rent a car, explore Wales, visit Urantia Book readers, and then go on to
Reading, which is west of London for a study group meeting. For the last few days in this land over the
Pond I selected a hotel that seemed nice and made the reservations. A few days later I was looking at the hotel
web site and discovered that this hotel, Runnymede-on the-Thames, was a short
25 minute walk along the Themes River from where the Magna Carta was signed
exactly 800 years ago!! It was signed on
June 15, 1215 not far from the very spot where this hotel is located. This was a monumental event in the struggle
of mankind for the rule of law and for individual freedom. To think that we could stand in the very
place that this was transacted 800 years ago is beyond our comprehension.
Stay tuned!!
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