Everyday Gratitude
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Crazy Time
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. Wendell Berry from "The Peace of Wild…
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Nevertheless, She Persisted
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” Robert Lynd, Solomon in All His Glory
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Shelter
“Shelter: “Something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal or thing is protected…” Dictionary.com
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Our Blue Spruce
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” Dr. Seuss, The Lorax Ten years ago, I planted a blue spruce in my front yard.…
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Glow Up
“Glow Up: “Incredible transformation.” The Urban Dictionary This is the year 2020. The repeating numbers create a futuristic image in my mind. A hope for a year of “perfect vision” ahead and a…
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Return Thanks
“We return thanks to our Mother, the Earth, which sustains us.“We return thanks to the rivers and streams which supply us with water.“We return thanks to all herbs which furnish medicines for the…
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Under a Cloud
We can speak without voice to the trees and the clouds and the waves of the sea. Without words, they respond through the rustling of leaves, the moving of clouds and the murmuring…
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Catching Up
“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.” Michael Pollan
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Appointment Viewing
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty, if only we have the eyes to see them.” John Ruskin
