Category Archives: Environment

But Are We Grateful?

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

What an irony it is that these living beings whose shade we sit in, whose fruit we eat, whose limbs we climb, whose roots we water, to whom most of us rarely give a second thought, are so poorly understood. … Continue reading →

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As One Might Make An Offering

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

There are mornings like today where specific inspiration for writing of my gratitude is outside my grasp. On those days I seek out a favorite writer or a poem dear or else seek out something I have not read before. … Continue reading →

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The Year’s Last, Loveliest Smile

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

The first chill of fall has hung around for three days now and there is change in the air. Lawns and bushes are still holding their green, but leaves are coming down. The time of autumn’s grand display is not … Continue reading →

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The Rain Is My Dear Friend

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Sodden clouds, intermittent wipers and home, sweet home I love the rain. I don’t mean I grudgingly appreciate its ecological necessity. I don’t mean I’ve learned to tolerate it. I don’t mean I wait it out, flipping through the calendar … Continue reading →

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Muffling Gift of Falling Water

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Often I have written about my love of rain and how it fills a crack in my soul like nothing else. A long, soaking shower makes me feel safe and protected for reasons I have never fully understood, but I … Continue reading →

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A Small Change of Perspective

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

Last year here in Oklahoma many record high temperature records were set. This year is shaping up to be another record summer with heat frequently above 100. All across the country people are bearing unusually hot temps.  The overly warm days is … Continue reading →

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Pictorial Expressions of Gratitude

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here are 10,000 words to express my gratitude this morning.                           As I discovered these images each one provoked a positive emotion within: one of gratitude … Continue reading →

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What the Mind is Prepared to Comprehend

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

…to understand the dream, is to know what a dream is made of. What it is made of is simple: Thought. To understand thought, and its relationship to dreams is to understand the Dreamer. You are the Dreamer. This is … Continue reading →

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From Then Till Now To Summer

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

To a good degree I have a high school English teacher named Miss Upchurch to thank for cultivating my love of poetry.  That written in lyrical rhyming form is my favorite kind as it bounces along when read almost like … Continue reading →

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Onto Houses and My Windowpane

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

How long has it been since I walked in the rain just for the fun of it?  About 10 hours!  The good feeling that comes to me when raining fills a day goes back to my childhood.  I have no … Continue reading →

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