My son and I went mucking out through a snow covered swamp in southern Fairfield County, Ohio yesterday afternoon looking for Skunk Cabbage flowers as a part of my One Thousand Flowers project. We did find a few Skunk Cabbage blossoms that were far enough along that they had melted the snow around them so as to be visible to wildflower nerds like me.
After a while my son called out, "Hey dad, check this out." He brought over to me a Ball jar he had found buried in the snow. Growing inside the jar was moss, as green and happy as could be. The jar had been laying on its side. My bet is that the jar was acting like a little greenhouse, adding just enough heat to make the moss happy! We returned the jar to its original location.
I guess it reminds me of Proverbs 30: 24-28,
“Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces."
I find it so interesting how Creation always seems to find a way. We litter our world with a variety of things, yet Creation is flexible enough to work with it; to make due with the available resources and use those resources to its advantage. Just like this little moss, taking advantage of an unintended greenhouse. Perhaps in our own walks through life, we would be well served by exercising a little flexibility and wisdom, much like these smallest members of Creation!
To learn more about my One Thousand Flowers project visit: http://www.gofundme.com/1swe8s
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