Tag Archives: trees

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 #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 #1141: Winter Solstice, or moving out of the dark

Posted on December 22, 2018 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today is winter solstice (I love that word) and we’re finally at the point where all the days going forward will be slightly longer than the last.  Winter is a hard time for me – I miss the sun terribly … Continue reading →

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Gift #1090: A Greener Shade of Green

Posted on May 25, 2017 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’ve always secretly been of the opinion that the Creation narrative in the book of Genesis in English has a slight omission.  I have it on pretty good authority that in the native Hebrew it reads, “And God saw all … Continue reading →

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Gift #1038: Forest of Gold

Posted on November 7, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Despite the crazy schedule of the last few weeks, I’ve been desperately trying to spend every moment outside that I can.  My family went to Spring Mill State Park a couple of weekends ago and there was still a lot … Continue reading →

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Gift #996: Arbor Day

Posted on April 30, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

Happy Arbor Day!  I did not realize until an hour or so ago that today was Arbor Day.  In fact, I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t even remember we had a day to celebrate trees.  But loving trees as I … Continue reading →

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Gift #968: Tree Stumps

Posted on February 20, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

This was not a stellar week for blogging.  I’m not quite sure what to say about it except that it seems to have been a “perfect storm” of late nights, headaches, and website problems.  But hopefully I’ll get my act … Continue reading →

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Gift #966: Spring Mill in Winter

Posted on February 10, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

This past weekend I spent several glorious days at Spring Mill State Park, my most favorite place in Indiana.  It’s about 2 hours away, which is a convenient enough drive for a Friday afternoon.  And with very little effort one … Continue reading →

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Gift #955: Winter Tree Line

Posted on February 8, 2016 by ordinarymiracletoday

I’ve been wanting to share with you the first of Art Bead Scene’s jewelry challenges of 2016.  January’s inspiration was lovely: Landscape with Stars by Henri-Edmond Cross (1905-1908) and is a perfect example of the Neo-Impressionistic style he championed. It … Continue reading →

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Black and White Challenge Day 5

Posted on March 27, 2015 by ordinarymiracletoday

Well, it’s the final day of the challenge.  I was intimidated about joining in when I received the invitation because I hadn’t done anything like this before, but I’ve really enjoyed it and am rather sad that it’s ending already.  … Continue reading →

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