Earth Cycles
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Winter Blues
“The blue of the sky is one of the most special colors in the world, because the color is deep but see-through both at the same time.” Cynthia Kokonata, Kira-Kira
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Winter’s Small Splendors
“Walk through the garden’s dormant splendor. Say only, thank you. Thank you. Ross Gay, from his poem, “Thank You”
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Meadow Moods
“Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of…
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Still Life with Pallet Tree and Mourning Dove
“Winter perches like a bird; wings tucked in so the soul is heard.” Angie Weiland-Crosby
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The First Frost
“First frost meant letting go, so it was always reason to celebrate.” Sarah Addison Allen
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Praise November
“Praise the light of late November,the thin sunlight that goes deep in the bones…Praise what little there’s left:the small boats of milkweed pods, husks, hulls,shells… the meadow of dried weeds… the quilt of…
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Autumn Sunset
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore “Brilliant” is the adjective I use to describe an…
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The Humbling
“Nature has a way of taking over. We put up these magnificent buildings, and we move around in our remarkable machines, and we think we’re so dominant. And in a lot of ways,…
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Finding Our Roots
“There is a necessary wisdom in the give-and-take of nature, it’s quiet agreements and search for balance. There is an extraordinary generosity.” Susan Simard, “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the…
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What is Goldenrod?
“You can see the goldenrod… bowing away from the wind like a great and silent congregation.” Stephen King
