The Gifts He's Given Us
Genesis 1:29-30 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. Fall is an interesting time to walk in the woods. On our hikes in the park, Tim and I have found some cool things along the path. In our area, buckeye trees grow and drop their seeds that look a lot like the candy people make at Christmas. I’m sure the animals gather them along with many others. We’ve crossed paths with many acorns and watched squirrels gather the nuts and scamper off to tuck them away for winter. One acorn we found had a fringed cap. I discovered the seed fell from a burr oak tree. Many walnuts and their smashed outer shells cover the path, along with Osage oranges, we called May apples...
