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Today I mailed seven postcards showing scenes from Monticello. Monticello, a 5,000-acre plantation, was the home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia. Monticello is the only historic house in the U.S. on the United Nations' World Heritage List.
Postcards sent to: Winnert,Germany..Vitsebsk,Belarus..Asbest,Russian Federation..Morphett Vale SA,Australia..Fukuoka,Japan..AH noordwelle,Netherlands..Krakow,Poland………
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“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.”John Muir A couple months ago the best I could do was go to the mall and walk for 10-15 minutes and I was grateful to be able to do that. A couple days ago I returned to The Dawes Arboretum for a 4 mile walk. I will share with you a few photos from that walk and some quotes from John Muir.
The Arboretum now covers nearly 1,800 acres and includes eight miles of hiking trails and a four-mile Auto Tour.
I met a few friends along the way.
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.”
Dawes is located 35 miles east of Columbus, Ohio, four miles north of Interstate 70 on Rt. 13 and six miles south of downtown Newark.
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”
“God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.”
“I never saw a discontented tree.”
Up hill from here LOL
“Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.” .. “When you are told you may loose part of one lung it is a real attention getter.” Joe Todd
Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.- Hermann Hesse
“The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
What did the tree learn from the earth .. to be able to talk with the sky? - Pablo Neruda
If you were sitting on that bench what would you be thinking?
“We have not inherited the world from our forefathers; rather we are borrowing it from our children.” Kashmiri proverb
“Approaching a tree we approach a sacred being who can teach us about love and about endless giving. She is one of millions of beings who provide our air, our homes, our fuel, our books. Working with the spirit of the tree can bring us renewed energy, powerful inspiration, deep communion.” Druid Tree Lore
“A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defense.” Joe Todd.. sure not a Frost or Muir LOL. In my life time I’ve been able plant 500 plus trees. That may be my most enduring legacy……………………………………………………..
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I hope you enjoyed this walk as much as I did and I appreciate you stopping by. At the end of Feb. first of March Dawes has their “Maple Syrup Madness” for a preview CLICK
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As we progress into 2012, I want tothank all of youfor your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance ofrecovery. I can no longer open a bathroom doorwithout using a paper towel,I can't let the waitress put lemon slices in my ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel. I can't sit down on a hotel bedspreadbecause I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.I have trouble shaking handswith someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose.Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.I can't touch any woman's handbagfor fear she has placed it on the floor of a public toilet.I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKSfor the email about rat poo in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing You get the idea. If you would like to read the whole story CLICK.
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The State casserole consists of canned green beans, Campbell 's cream of mushroom soup and dried onions. You can safely take this casserole to any social event and know that you will be accepted. In fact, Neil Armstrong almost took this casserole to the moon in case he encountered alien life there. NASA nixed the plan out of concern that the casserole would overburden the Apollo rocket at lift-off.
O Prince of Peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil. Guard our churches, our homes, our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings, and all those within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its people from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon justice. Instill in the hearts and minds of me and women everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will towards all. Amen.
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