The rains are here

As the rains came last week and gave a nice soaking to most of Victoria and SA as well, it was very refreshing for everyone, especially the dry ground. The ground which was dry is now nice and damp. I saw on TV some farmers who were very happy with big smiles on their faces as it is the first lot of rain in a long while!

We don't need to worry about climate change when God is in control of all things.

Praise the Lord!

Waste not want not

The article below from ABC news website shows just how well off we are if we waste our food by leaving some in rubbish so much so that the seagull population is growing. If we stopped once in a while to realise just how blessed we are, then I am sure that we wouldn't waste as much as we do. So many people have very little food, not enough to keep them healthy, but yet we have so much that we waste it.

I think that we can also fast once in a while which couldn't do us any harm. It would help make us more thankful what we have.

Potato chips fuel Sydney's seagull boom

Potato chips are being blamed for a population boom among Sydney's seagulls.

The Department of Environment and Conservation says numbers of silver gulls in the city have increased five-fold over the past decade.

Spokesman Geoffrey Ross says the birds are simply taking advantage of an unlimited supply of food which is being carelessly discarded.

The department has convened a summit in Sydney today to discuss the problem.

Mr Ross says people can help by not feeding seagulls and by being more vigilant about their litter.

"We can always improve on the way we manage our rubbish," he said.

"If every single Sydneysider made sure that every little bit of litter went straight to the bin and didn't go down the drain, and food scraps went straight into the recycle waste then that would be great."