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Nature Notes (#469)~“Don’t Hesitate” ..If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it.

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1. Sydney 6. Sherrie 11. KINGLAKE
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4. craftygreenpoet 9. orchid( Japan)
5. Raquel 10. image- in- ing: weekly photo linky
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Sitting by the pond and listening to the birds, the cicadas and the frogs lets me breathe….I love the reflections of the sky and the trees…… the clouds…peaceful…..moments of joy… Where do you find your moments of joy?

“Don’t Hesitate” by Mary Oliver….

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,

don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty

of lives and whole towns destroyed or about

to be. We are not wise, and not very often

kind. And much can never be redeemed.

Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this

is its way of fighting back, that sometimes

something happens better than all the riches

or power in the world. It could be anything,

but very likely you notice it in the instant

when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the

case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid

of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.

What are you seeing in nature? It can be from your own backyard, the local park, out on a hike or anywhere. What plants and animals catch your interest? What do you find interesting in nature? Take a photo, write a post, a story, a poem, anything goes because I love to see what Mother Nature is up to in your area. PS..please check back and visit bloggers who post later in the week!——

Have a wonderful week and stay safe…

The Peace of Wild Things~Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.