Jim, Sue and Rose: the card is wonderful! I almost shed a tear I was so
touched by it... and it ain't even my birthday!
Mags wrote about trees:
<I am most at home with trees and I am well aware of the spirit that
lies within
each one. Imagine what trees have seen. The stories they could tell. The
lives
they could unfold. Magic.>
This is wonderful, Mags... and Ashara, thanks so much for pointing us in
the direction of your short essay on Mother Earth. If only more folks
would take the time...
I bought my house in great part due to the oak trees spread out over the
property. Some of them are three and four hundred years old. I feel
their energy and distinct personalities and thank them every day when I
come and go from the house. I marvel at the rhythmic way they
unfailingly signal the change of season - fall and spring. Here on the
mountain, the golden leaves are already providing a winter blanket for
the earth below.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread... one of the
nicest I've read on the list in a couple of years being here.
BTW, while we're on this Nature kick, if any of you out there know how I
can keep the friggin' woodpeckers from destroying the wood siding on my
house, please email me direct!!
Don
