If you don’t believe that the world has a heart, then you won’t hear it beating, you won’t think it’s alive and you won’t consider what you’re doing to it.— Charles de Lint, Someplace To Be Flying The Grace Thalia bestows upon us Her gifts of flowering, growth and mirth. But how do we ensure … Read more
Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crewThis planet is not terra firma.It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for.It’s lonely.It’s small.It’s isolated, and there is no resupply.And we are mistreating it. — Astronaut Scott Carpenter As we journey to Graceland, we honor the lovely Grace, Thalia. Thalia, who is also considered … Read more
Source of image, alas, unknown tome. If you know it, email me.He that plants trees loves others besides himself.— English proverb The evidence is mounting that there are vital physical and emotional benefits from letting children play freely in Nature, and that the lack of this access has created a poisonous brew of problems for … Read more
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feetand the winds long to play with your hair. — Kahlil Gibran As we move forward on our journey to Graceland, we honor the lovely Grace, Thalia. Thalia, who is also considered one of the Muses, offers us Her gracious gifts of flowering, laughter, and … Read more
Where flowers bloom, so does hope. — Lady Bird Johnson Now the Wheel of Time has turned once more, and Spring gives forth Her new life and abundance. Sweet possibilities float through the air like pollen. This tender time of fragile, but relentless new growth is a time for breathing, clearing away what is stale … Read more