Yesterday I talked about our restorative time in the mountains, essentially alone. In addition, God gave us two delightful encounters with wildlife.

The first was two miles before we arrived at Mt Elbert Lodge, our destination. June captured this stunning picture of a female bighorn sheep on her way to join a herd of about 15 more. (About 30 of them came out to see us off as we were on our way home, blocking the road!)

Then, one evening we had a charming encounter with a fox.

The first picture shows my encounter with the fox while I was walking our dog, Babo. The fox was blocking our entrance to the cabin. If you look to the left side of the picture, you can see June taking pictures, including the middle one when the fox started moving toward us. Babo and I are in the background with Babo hiding behind my leg. Finally, the fox moved enough for us to get inside and remained to pose for pictures when I came back out.

A fun experience.

The high mountains are for the wild goats… (Psalm 104.18, ESV)

You are the LORD, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you. (Nehemiah 9.6, ESV)

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Matthew 8.20, ESV)