"One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
For the past few weeks, I've been posting foliage photos from Sanibel Island, Florida. Besides the lushness of the land there, my joy is stirred by the sight of pelicans skimming over the sea and dolphins breaching.
My husband and I were both reluctant to leave a place where nature dominates and return to the highly developed center of Florida.
But upon pulling into our driveway, we were welcomed by a few of our friendly neighborhood sandhill cranes, who also stir our joy.
Today, let's do something that reinforces our link with nature.
Wherever you are, take time to appreciate the beauty and wonder of some aspect of nature. Let the song of a bird or the sight of a butterfly or the scent of a flower nurture the joy in you. You know what stirs your joy. Choose that.
With love,
Charlene
P.S. - What do you think of this quote from Theodore Roosevelt?
"A grove of giant redwoods or sequoias should be kept just as we keep a great or beautiful cathedral. The extermination of the passenger pigeon meant that mankind was just so much poorer; exactly as in the case of the destruction of the cathedral at Rheims. And to lose the chance to see frigate-birds soaring in circles above the storm, or a file of
pelicans winging their way homeward across the crimson afterglow of the sunset, or a myriad terns flashing in the bright light of midday as they hover in a shifting maze above the beach—why, the loss is like the loss of a gallery of the masterpieces of the artists of old time."
