Have you ever wondered ...?

Still a grey day with very low cloud here, so following honeycombebeach 's example I decided to go out anyway. As I walked I was humming a song to myself that starts "Have you ever wondered .." and this kept my mind active and my eyes open. So here are a few of my wonderings as I wandered to the post box and back.

Have you ever wondered ..
... Why the leaves of beech hedges turn a fantastic bronzy/brown colour but don't drop off?
... Why birds which are so small can sing at such a loud volume?
... Why we encourage children to draw the trees brown in winter when they are covered in so many lichens, ivy etc which are far from brown?
... Why the trees start to break into bud when its still just as cold as it was a few weeks ago?
... How many hairs there are on just one Pussy Willow Bud?

The words to the song I was 'singing' inside go like this ...

Have you ever wondered how the God who made the universe,
And all the plants and creatures that you have ever seen,
The planets, stars, the moon and sun, is watching over everyone,
And still has time for tiny little me.

My God made crocodiles and antelopes, jellyfish and billy goats,
Elephants and spiders and buffaloes and bees,
Rattlesnakes and porcupines and ladybirds and butterflies,
And still has time for tiny little me.

My God made deserts dry and mountains tall, jungle vines and waterfalls,
All kinds of places where I have never been,
Forests green and oceans wide, the wind and rain, the sea and sky,
And still has time for tiny little me.

And He knows how I feel every night, every day,
And He knows what I'm thinking and what I'm going to say,
And he's known all about me since before the day that I was made.

My God made mums and dads and great grandmothers,
Aunties, uncles and stepbrothers,
All the different people who are in my family,
Grandads, sisters, babies too and second cousins twice removed,
And still has time for tiny little me.

So over to you ... "Have you ever wondered ...?