“Every flower, forest, river, cloud, child, friend, foe and family member is rare and unique. If we slow our thoughts down (and are mindful) then every moment offers an opportunity to connect deeply with this miracle of LiFE, to experience love, joy and gratitude for just BEING here, right now, on our beautiful blue planet”
~Christopher Chase
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‘I do not want to live in a world without butterflies.
Without the intricate eyes and velvety wings,
graceful splashes of color dancing on the breeze.
Airy, delicate keepers of hope.
Metamorphic symbols of change, growth, maturation.
… I do not want this world without the butterflies.
I could not bear the wailing of flowers.’
~Christina M. Ward,
‘A World Without Butterflies’
Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
are not lost. Where you are is called Here,
and you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
you are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
where you are. You must let it find you.
–David Wagoner,
Collected Poems, 1976
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image: Wheelhouse
by NancyL
“If half of American lawns were replaced with native plants, we would create the equivalent of a 20 million acre national park – nine times bigger than Yellowstone, or 100 times bigger than Shenandoah National Park.”
~Doug Tallamy
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“Adopt the pace of nature,
her secret is patience.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Image by NancyL
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sunset Image by NancyL
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”
~John Calvin
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#color
#bloom
#grateful
#joy
Image: Liatris by NancyL
