Tag Archives: Outdoors

Gift #1190: Summer Days

Posted on June 21, 2020 by ordinarymiracletoday

Hello everyone and Happy Summer!  I hope this post finds you well.  In my neck of the woods, we have welcomed summer with days of plentiful sunshine and warm temperature, and lots of watering in the garden.  We have tadpoles … Continue reading →

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Gift #1187: John Muir and Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2020 by ordinarymiracletoday

Hello everyone!  As today is Earth Day and this week was John Muir’s birthday, I thought it would be a fitting tribute to include some of my favorite quotes of his in honor of this day.  Muir is one of … Continue reading →

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Gift #1178: In the Lake District with Beatrix Potter

Posted on December 2, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

I hope you all had a wonderful week.  Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and one of the experiences of the year I was most thankful for was the opportunity to visit England with my mom.  Today on the blog we’re … Continue reading →

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Gift #1170: Chatsworth

Posted on October 16, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

When planning our itinerary to England, there were about a hundred grand estates that I would have loved to visit (and I still hope to one day), but at the tops of my list was Chatsworth.  This was the main … Continue reading →

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Gift #1165: In London at Kensington Gardens

Posted on September 25, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’ve been off-line for a while as my mom and I went to England for a couple of weeks in Aug/Sept.  Then I came back to a whirlwind of activity and some major post-vacation blues.  I feel like I’m getting … Continue reading →

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Gift #1164: The Natural Wonder of Trees

Posted on August 6, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

A friend of mine re-posted this on Facebook today entitled “Natural Wonders”. “Every day a 40 foot tree takes in 50 gallons of dissolved nutrients from the soil, raises this mixture to its topmost leaves, converts it into 10 pounds … Continue reading →

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Gift #1166: Flowers

Posted on July 30, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

July’s theme for Art Elements was flowers and that’s a perfect challenge when summer is filled with the glory of blooms.  I’ve actually spent a great deal of the month in gardens and in mountain hikes with fields of wildflowers.  … Continue reading →

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Gift #1164: Going on a Hike

Posted on July 27, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

“Let’s go on a hike” – these are some of the greatest words in the English language! An invitation to adventure, exploration, and beauty awaits!  One of the great pleasures of being in the Colorado mountains are the abundance of … Continue reading →

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Gift #1163: Winds of Heaven

Posted on July 16, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’ve returned from my yearly pilgrimage to Denver.  My mom and I spent a blissful two weeks in the city we still call home, visiting our favorite haunts and exploring some new places.  We were veritable mountain goats – spending … Continue reading →

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Gift #1161: Nemophilia

Posted on May 30, 2019 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’m so excited to share with you this month’s theme for Art Elements blog.  Drumroll please… it’s “The Forest”!  Those who have followed my blog for any length of time will know of my deep and abiding love for the … Continue reading →

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