Category Archives: Nature

Blessing for a Spring Morning

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I hope that the calm stillness
of this day’s slow wakening
stays with you from dawn till darkness. Continue reading →

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Driving Through Pottawatomie County

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere south of US 36
along the line of Kansas 63,
you can see where rolling farmland
begins its transition into the Flint Hills. Continue reading →

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Day of Fog and Mist

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Doc Arnett

I like the way a day like this
settles around you,
pulls a comforting shroud of gray
up close
but not too close, Continue reading →

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More Stubborn Than Winter

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Those who ache from the bruising cold find little beauty in the snow and utility bills that take too much of a month’s pay have a way of shaping perceptions of nature. Choose happiness anyway. Continue reading →

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Blessing for the Last Day of February

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Whether this day brings you
rain or snow or sleet
or the brightest skies
you have ever seen,

I hope that it brings you good, Continue reading →

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Loving the Weather

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Doc Arnett

We’ve gone from minus twenty wind chills to sixty degrees in less than a week. Thunderstorms tonight and snow tomorrow. Definitely not boring! Continue reading →

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Beyond Winter’s Testings

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even in the long harsh winter, God’s work continues in us; His fruit is born in all seasons. Continue reading →

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Sundogs

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Sometimes, getting the view we want to see requires that we endure some discomfort… like taking pictures in a minus twenty wind chill. Continue reading →

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January’s Passing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Even memory seems dulled
by the constant cold;
did the snows start in November
or was it even before that
this year? Continue reading →

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A Bit Breezy

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Doc Arnett

The sound of a large piece of metal roofing slamming into a door at fifty miles-an-hour can sure get your attention in a hurry! Continue reading →

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