Category Archives: Mother Nature

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

A new pool fence. Today we started the work to hang fish and plant flowers. Thank goodness we took the time to look up. Clouds were putting on a show. They were saying hello, and thank you for being outside. … Continue reading →

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The Presence of Wonder

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

The sky is always changing.  Look away for a minute and there is a new canvas of beauty. School ended yesterday, and now I have more time to delight in the constant beauty that Mother Nature provides, from my porch … Continue reading →

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Discovering The Wonders of Spring With Children

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

This tree on the playground is beside the climbing structure. It is gorgeous. Today we stopped climbing to look. Really look. It was windy, so petals we’re flying everywhere. And children paid attention. They soaked up the wind and flying … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature, and Alberta

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

It has taken me nearly seven decades to fully appreciate the canvas that Mother Nature paints every day.  And I still have a long way to go.  Often I feel more humbled than appreciative.  I’m working on that.  Because this … Continue reading →

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Wonder

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Wonder definition – a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. Last night’s view from dinner, Gibbet Hill, Groton, Massachusetts. Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. -E.B. White- Jennie

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Nature Indoors and Outdoors

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

Our creeping lily classroom plant rarely blooms. When it does, the blossom only lasts one day. Today we discovered three blossoms. Outdoors was a winter wonderland of ice on the trees. It shimmered and glistened. We felt like we were … Continue reading →

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Blessings Tonight

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Tonight Christmas Eve in all its glory. Right in my backyard. I am blessed. Jennie

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