Did You Ever Wonder?

   Sometimes, as I walk early before sunrise, in the quiet stillness of the morning, I hear or see things that I wonder about.

   Like, what animal or animals made those tracks in the dew?

   Like, are those owls talking to each other and, if so, what are they saying?

   This morning, as I walked along the deserted road, I saw a few turkey vultures meandering through the sky, but on this occasion they all seemed to be headed the same way. Rounding a corner, and following their flights, I saw a tall pine tree standing out against the lightening sky, and the top branches were filled with quite a number of these vultures, with more on the way.

   As I got closer, I tried to count the ones I saw. Twenty, thirty, forty or more, and some nestled down on the lower branches that were hard to spot.

   What kind of gathering was this? I did not see any prospective food that would hold their attention. They just sat there, quietly waiting for something.

   My first thought was that I hoped they were not waiting for me. Several times in the past, when I was playing a little golf, I would look up and see a bunch of these guys, and wondered if my game was really that bad.

   But today, I had no club with me, so they just sat and watched. And today, I wondered what on earth they were doing.

   Now I know if I had a new IPhone 6 (or whatever number is current), I could have stood right there, taken their picture, and looked up information on these creatures, but I had to wait to get home and Google them. That in itself is amazing, that I can do that with the click on the computer, when years ago, I would have to find an encyclopedia and look it all up. Technology is great.

   My online research said that there could be at least two reasons they were all there this morning. For one thing, they gather in the tops of tall trees to catch the sun as it rises and warm up their wings for flight. These guys were flying in to that spot from all over, so probably that was not the primary reason.

   The second was that they often gathered to pass along information as to food sources. Now this could be it, as they day was just beginning and food is their main concern. Now I have to wonder, how do they give out any information? They don't make calls like owls, they don't chirp like small birds, how do they communicate?

   That will take more research, but I found out something anyway.

   Wonder is a great thing. The mind is a wonderful instrument, and God allows us to delve into His universe and be amazed at the way He has created it.

   Do you ever wonder?