21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
Which is followed by the artwork
by PHILLIP PRESCOTT PARHAM “Moses in the Cleft of the Rock”
Even before I saw the image/artist's name, the quote struck me as funny because today I noticed that our resident groundhog was hanging about all day in the grass, in front of a new boulder which has a natural birdbath. It was placed there close to the house, along with a landscaping (terracing) project with big boulders.
We've seen the groundhog around off and on the past couple weeks, but he's usually wandering around, not staying in one spot.
When I refreshed the bath today, I noticed that he had just moved in about 3 feet from that boulder, because a big hole had been newly excavated in the cleft of the rocks, between two of the boulders in the terracing. That would explain why he was hanging around close to all the amenities.
Thus we had just been standing around and above that cleft and checking out his new home. I fill that boulder bath a couple of times a day, so I know his "cave" entry is brand new.
When I first noticed the groundhog a couple weeks back, I named him Phil. I joked today that I'll need to make a sign to put out in front of his burrow, "Welcome to Phil Valley."
I'll see myself out now. :)
You haven’t kept me updated on Phil’s status. I’ve been wondering....