At first glance, most of you will think,

"Ken's found another snake." But in

actuality, Judy and I happened upon

a different wonder of nature.

Take a closer look and you'll appreciate

the magnitude of this oddity of nature.

It's a chain of those spiny caterpillars

that are commonly seen singly all around

yards, gardens, and woods. 

We encountered this eye-catching phenomenon

just in front of Judy's Aunt Elsie's front door.

Judy said they looked like circus elephants

marching with trunks-to-tails.  She was also

concerned I might get in serious trouble for

posting these pictures if they were actually

"propagating" their species while "marching."

However, all activity seemed innocent.

In this short video, you can observe these

creatures marching to the steady beat of an

 unseen drummer in an orderly, purposeful way.

And I might add, would God look down on

us, in our typical daily activities, and see us

going about our business in an orderly,

purposeful manner?  I'd like to know that I'm 

fulfilling God's purpose for me and my life

as well as these supposedly "lower creatures."

***

Judy and I both just finished reading a book

for youths called The Seven Wonders of

Sassafrass Springs.  In it, a young boy who

finds his town boring is challenged by his

father to find seven "wonders" in seven days.

They are to be local and man-made, along

the lines of the ancient Seven Wonders of

the World.  It's a fun, clever, and thought-

provoking book.  And it reminded me yet

again how the extraordinary is often right

alongside the ordinary. But we have to keep

our eyes open.  And that's true in both the

physical and spiritual realms.

***

When we departed from Elsie's house after our

 visit, the mysterious larval parade had vanished.

But they had taught their lesson for the day.