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Category: Nature
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These clouds look as though they could be organized into words, words that are literally written on the wind. What would the universe like to say to us today?
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Have you ever noticed how frogs will sing right before it rains? This frog must be a prince, because what frog in his right mind would have an umbrella? A fat and happy prince at that. It's just about the silliest thing I've ever seen! Happy Monday!
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Is the spider who spun this web waiting in ambush in the vortex at the center, or is she so confident that dinner will come sooner or later that she is napping there? This web is very close to the ground. The filaments are probably very sticky. If you were a little thing…
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"Hey, you forgot to put the seed out. I can see you in there. You forgot to put the seed out. Can I come in? I bet I could find it and save you the trouble of carrying it outside. I can see you – is that a cat in there? Is that you,…
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Sometimes it's all that a soul needs – sea spray, salty air, the wind, and your toes in the sand. It's good medicine. Do you have a favorite place? Is it near the ocean, on a river, or in the mountains? Open space or sheltered by beautiful trees? Perhaps it's a city,…
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Perhaps this little sphere has fallen out of some distant orbit and plopped into the ocean where it washed ashore with the tide, picking up a few hitchhikers along the way. Insignificant from a block away, it becomes a fascinating object to scavengers on the beach. If the sun had eyes would…
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What do we look like to the butterfly – clumsy, mobile trees with no nectar to recommend us? If butterflies only live two weeks or so, and some trees live 300+ years, then the span of one human life must look to the tree the way that the butterfly's life looks to us…
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Life can be overwhelming at times – aging parents, sick children, losing a treasured pet. Even joy can flood the heart, so much beauty, so much love, so complex. That's where our friends come in. They walk with us even when we are apart and help us to make sense of our mortal lives.…
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A little lamp to keep her warm and decorative carousel horses to keep her company. Yes, there are cats in Iceland and this one has a pretty nice view of the snow covered lava hills in Grindavik, a small town between Reykjavik and the airport, near the Blue Lagoon. Does she notice the…
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"Jeez, will this baby ever take a nap? I've been up and down the beach 7 times & she's still awake!" by Susan Bean Wirth
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