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Gift #763: Waiting (impatiently) for spring

Posted on January 18, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

About this time of year I start to go insane.  It starts as a tiny murmur, a slight unsettled feeling.  That was a week or so ago.  By this time it’s an all-consuming craziness – for spring.  And realizing that … Continue reading →

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Gift #620: Weeping pussywillow

Posted on May 7, 2014 by ordinarymiracletoday

“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.”  Martin Luther  Isn’t that a wonderful quote?  I will probably use it again … Continue reading →

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Gift #606: Tulip Tree

Posted on April 16, 2014 by ordinarymiracletoday

One of the greatest joys I found upon moving to Indy was the abundance of tulip trees.  I had never seen anything like them before.  We had magnolia trees (which are a close relative) in Texas, but I didn’t much … Continue reading →

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Gift #554: Elder Tree Shawl

Posted on January 30, 2014 by ordinarymiracletoday

“It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.”  … Continue reading →

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Gift #523: Christmas tree light

Posted on December 21, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

My keyboard still isn’t working.  Apparently charging it was not the problem.  ho hum…technology is not a strong point of mine and I’m not sure what to do about my keyboard.  But we’ll pretend that I’m just as competent with … Continue reading →

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Gift #506: Giving Thanks – For all things

Posted on November 30, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

These few days after Thanksgiving are always a transition state.  Our thoughts turn to Christmas and the coming months of winter.  As part of my family traditions we would always start watching Christmas movies on Thanksgiving night and put up … Continue reading →

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Gift #493: Autumn tree shawl

Posted on November 13, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

As I’ve been looking through my pictures of our fall, they are a blur of yellow…. yellow punctuated with tree trunks and forest floor of grey brown. Before the autumn colors even began turning I had been working on a … Continue reading →

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Gift #484: Birds in autumn flight

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

“Delicious Autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it.  And if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”  – George Elliot Sounds like a perfect plan to me.  I took these pictures at … Continue reading →

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Gift #455: First Fallen Leaves

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Happy 1st of October!  It’s the start of my favorite month of the year!  We’ll celebrate by admiring some leaves touched with the colors of autumn.  The foliage has been changing here – slowly but surely, each day there’s a … Continue reading →

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Gift #439: Crabapple fruit

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

It’s been a bit too hot for my usual evening walks, so I’ve contented myself with wandering around the backyard looking for ordinary miracles.  This is a good exercise for me because I often get into the mindset that one … Continue reading →

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