Summer in the UK so far this year has been sunny and hot (which is not always the case overseas readers should note) and I haven't been blogging much. The lovely weather has seen me spend more time with my wife and son outdoors than in front of my computer. We've got to know quite a few of Glasgow's many beautiful parks this year on days out.
For a lifelong city dweller, this summer has brought me closer to nature than I can remember at any time for years, from all the spiders, flies and moths in the house from the garden to the little field mouse who ran into our living room the other night and then vanished again just as quickly. Plus there's all the trees and flowers that all look so vibrant in the sunshine.
Reflecting on all this, that God made this beautiful world and he made it to be our home, shows not only what a wonderful artist and designer he is. How write the Psalmist was when he wrote: "Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom." (Psalm 145:3)
