Category Archives: Nature

Unwelcome Song

“If a man blesses his neighbor in a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.” Continue reading

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A Simple Moment

It seems sadly strange that killing people filled with hate rarely diminishes the hatred that is in the world, nor does violence readily put an end to violence. Continue reading

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Spring Floods

The river runs heavy,

dark and angry along the levee, Continue reading

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A Quiet Praise

White stems of frost mark the whiskers of the horse around his nose where moist breath has frozen to the nearest available condensing point. He nickers as I walk along the snow-crusted grass path to the shed.

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Geographical Gratitude

We will move like magic on the face of the pond and lake and laugh at the dog while we make geometric figures. Continue reading

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Vicarious Blessing

My, what a God-beautiful day it was yesterday! Crystal clear air, warm sun after a frosty morning and skies that invite one to head out hiking to no particular place. Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Evening

In my fifty-plus years of sunsets and shadows, I’ve never seen a more impressive play of light and tone, spectacular in its subtleness. Continue reading

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Night Clouds

Even in the coming of cold and rain, there may be some quiet gain of beauty, if we will but stand still for a moment. Continue reading

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Autumn Snapshot

I cap the bottle and set it under the window, turn back to my work, giving silent praise for God’s good beauty that brings us rest and refreshing, even in the midst of our labors.
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Vicarious Splendor

It’s Thursday morning now and I’m still not ready to roller skate my way through a buffalo herd, but at least I can walk in the general direction of where I’m aiming. Continue reading

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