Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins
“What you take from the earth, you must give back. That’s nature’s way.”
― Chris d’Lacey, The Fire Within
Thought for Today
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins
Copyright 2015 by R.A. Robbins
Thought for today
“Earth’s crammed with heaven…
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes.”
― Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh
Thought for Today
God is the experience of looking at a tree and saying, “Ah!”
~ Joseph Campbell ~
Artist at Play
Bob and I have been working very hard. I have been exhausted and in desperate need of some playtime. So… I decided to do something with the tree stump outside our back door. When we first moved here, it was a tree by our back door. A dead tree. A dead tree that liked to drop big branches on the roof, scaring the living daylights out of us. Finally, last year the tree was removed, but we were left with a sizeable stump.
I am still very much a little girl at heart and quite intrigued with the whole idea of faeries. I made a faerie art quilt several years ago and loved it when faerie houses started showing up in our favorite park when we lived in Omaha. It took awhile to give up the very adult notion that turning that old stump into a faerie house would be a total waste of time, but I finally decided to go for it. The faerie house/garden project is ongoing. Since I had no real plan or idea where I was going when I started, it is evolving on it’s own. I add little bits here and there when inspiration hits.
There is a little extra challenge here. I love creative challenges and often set them for myself just to stretch a bit. I am trying to do this without spending money — which means I get to dust off my general craft skills. It also means that when a fabric/craft store sends me a sale flier full of faerie garden stuff I shouldn’t look. 😉
I don’t think I’m the only little girl whose heart still dreams of faeries. Female friends, neighbors and relatives are contributing ideas, plants, a faerie here and there and a giggle or two. After all we’ll always be girls at heart.
What does playtime mean to you? What do you do for fun? Do you think you’ll ever really grow up?
Thought for Today
Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth
are never alone or weary of life.
~ Rachel Carson ~
Thought for Today
God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone,
but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars.
~ Martin Luther ~
Are You Caring for Our Garden?
An insightful, informative and timely piece by Bob on Espirational Faith.
Earth Day
Today is Earth Day. According to the Earth Day website, “The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life to share their concerns about each citizen’s critical role in the environment. Their actions led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. Now over one billion people in 192 countries participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest civic observance in the world.”
Every year during the month of April people across the United States and the world celebrate. These celebrations range from large events such as festivals or rallies to individuals and groups planting trees or picking up trash, to letter writing campaigns.
Earth Day is a great time to come together with like-minded people and work for change in how we care for the Earth, but we can’t let it stop there. Earth Day is a time to remember how important it is that we work together to save the earth, but it’s not the big splashy events that count. It’s the single, simple actions of individual every day of the year that will bring about change. What will you do today to start that change?
Thought for Today
‘To find the universal elements enough;
to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk
or an evening saunter;
to be thrilled by the stars at night;
to be elated over a bird’s nest
or a wildflower in spring
– these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”
~ John Burroughs, Naturalist (1837-1921) ~
Thought for Today
“If we’re destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there’s got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that. — Ellen De Generes
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_environmental.html#QTsrxYHORxvBtjfu.99
espirational.com 