Reflections on the Living World
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A Three-Nest Day
“There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before.” Robert Lynd
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Live Oak
“The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment” Thich Nhat Hahn
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When the Sap Runs
“A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.” John Burroughs
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Society of Nuthatches
“The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers” Henry David Thoreau
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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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The Year of Persistent Possibility
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi
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Save or Savor
“I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.” E.B. White
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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
