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It’s spring in West Texas

Posted in nature, tagged , , , , , , , on March 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I know that we haven’t reached the spring equinox yet, but its spring in the Texas panhandle. I know this for three reasons: the wind, the birds, and the flowers.
The wind. In this part of Texas, on the southern end of the Great Plains we get lots of wind. A completely still day is quite [...]

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The earth delights to feel me, and I delight in her

Posted in energy body, meditation, nature, quotes, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
~ Kahlil Gibran
I found this quote tonight in the sig file of someone posting on a discussion forum I was perusing. It was one of those things that seemed to jump off the computer screen [...]

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Clinging to hope for wildlife

Posted in nature, tagged , , on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I had the pleasure of watching a show today about an amazing wildlife photographer Joel Sartore. If you can catch an airing of this episode of At Close Range with National Geographic on your local PBS station I highly recommend it. Sartore is an absolutely fabulous photographer who’s photos have graced the pages and cover [...]

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Simple joy: eating sunshine in a melon

Posted in meditation, nature, simple joys on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I was seduced into buying a bowl of precut cantaloupe the other day. Normally, I would be more frugal and buy uncut melon and then carve it myself. But I was seduced by the beautiful orange color glowing through the plastic bowl. My need was immediate. I had to have that lovely fruit NOW without [...]

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Energy, intent, and recycling in joy

Posted in intention, nature, tagged , , , , on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been thinking about recycling lately. Mostly because I get fed up with the recycling bag in my pantry always being full and getting in the way. We live in a small house where space is at a premium so some days I think “To hell with this! I’m just going to throw all this [...]

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Connecting with water

Posted in energy body, meditation, nature, tagged , , , , , , on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I love water. It has always seemed to me that in a very real way water is the “life blood” of Gaia herself. Seventy percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water and water flows through or is stored in much of rock below the surface. Water is a major element in our weather [...]

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Simple joy: prairie dogs

Posted in animals, nature, simple joys, tagged , , on October 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Where I live in the panhandle of Texas is short grass prairie, perfect habitat for black tailed prairie dogs and burrowing owls. Today I went out to explore a prairie dog colony about a mile from my house on several acres near a new church on the edge of town. There were at least 130 [...]

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