Art and Autumn

“Art cannot rival this pomp of purple and gold.”

– Emerson –

(But I try.)

Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the Week:

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Snow Puddles

“Crossing a bare common,

in snow puddles, at twilight,

under a clouded sky . . .

I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson –

Whatever the weather in your part of the world, may you enjoy a perfect exhilaration this weekend. Happy Holidays to all!

Nurture peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the Week:

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“I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty.”

Emerson, “Nature”

Look for beauty this week, even in places where you might not expect it.

Nourish peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature photo of the week – winter sky:

Shadow of the Week:

“The beauty that shimmers in the yellow afternoons of October, who ever could clutch it?”

Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Nature”

Take time to enjoy nature’s gold wherever you find it this week.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the week:

Nourish peace, cultivate lovingkindness, and carry the calm.