You can’t be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet. ~ Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons.
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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey work of the stars,
And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand,
and the egg of the wren,
And the tree-toad is a chef-d’oeuvre for the highest,
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People the world over are fascinated by the power of Nature. And I count myself as fascinée aussi.
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–to feel
Greatly, and understand greatly, and express greatly, the natural
Beauty, is the sole business of poetry. ~ Robinson Jeffers
[Photo: Laguna La Restinga National Park, Isla Margarita, Venezuela]
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Transform the ordinary into the extraordinary with right vision. Ride the wave of possibility. Celebrate what’s right with the world with photographer Dewitt Jones.
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It is from Japan’s Hakone National Park, situated southwest of Tokyo amid the volcanic mountains and verdant forests of Mt. Fuji’s Five Lakes region, that California’s Hakone Gardens takes its name. Overlooking the Valley of the Heart’s Delight (now known as Silicon Valley), Hakone offers not only a global heritage forum for art and culture, it provides each guest a healing sanctuary from the stress of modern life.
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Drive a few miles south of Half Moon Bay, then a few miles inland from Highway 1 and – if you have a detailed map of the region – you’ll find Elkus Ranch. This scenic 600-acre learning center provides hands-on experience to youth and children with special needs living in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Students come from crowded cities into a world they may have only read about in books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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(How beautiful is the world)
Lyrics and song by Dave “Woody” Wood
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The observation of nature is a crucial part of an artist’s life. ~ Henry Moore
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I was having breakfast with my son at a local sidewalk café when a flower vender, gently embracing bunches of red zinnias, orange dahlias, heavy-headed sunflowers, and deep pink tiger lilies, tempted me with a bouquet. Of course, I could not resist.
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