Twins??

Being a Twin myself, I was delighted to find this picture!

Thank you, "Beautiful Free Pictures.com"

Mother Earth feeds us...

How do we feed her?

Consequences...

This sea turtle on Grand Terre Island is suffering the consequences of an oil spill

that was unexpected and unplanned for!

Let us learn to think hard about the long term consequences of our actions.. especially

the ones we think "won't have any major effects" or more "will never happen"!

Thank you Lee Celano from Reuters for this photo.

Be...

the light in the darkness!

How?

By being yourself!

Do something you love to do, today!

Give...

A word of thanks..

A smile..

A gentle touch..

A word of appreciation..

Forgiveness..

Be the light in the darkness!

Just as the sun shines through the clouds for us,

We can be the sun for all those we meet today!

Enjoy the light that you will bring...!

Getting to know you..!

I don't think it would surprise us to find out that the favorite food of Grasshopper is ...Grass! We may be surprised to learn that Grasshopper can jump incredible heights and distances and that his/her life span is one year! There are 11,000 species of Grasshopper and a baby grasshopper is known as a nymph.

Grasshopper also has wings which means he/she can migrate over long distances when the weather gets to cold.

Thank you A-Z Animals for this unique information concerning grasshopper. The more I learn the more I appreciate the wonderful diversity and giftedness of our family.

When we were kids we thought nothing of catching grasshoppers and putting them in jars for our enjoyment. We were not trying to be mean, we just thought they were special and wanted to enjoy them as long as we could. Now that I know their life span is so short I want to shout to all our family members "enjoy them but let them be!!"

Isn't it wonderful what the gift of a little more information can do for appreciating one's family!

I will be watching very carefully to catch grasshopper displaying his/her jumping skills!!

Thank you Grasshopper.. I'm so glad to have gotten to know you better!

More than "just a Bee"!

I have greatly underestimated the value of Bumble Bees!! According to A-Z Animals; "Bumble Bees play a valuable part in the eco-system, as around 1/3 of what humans eat is pollinated by bees. It is estimated that around 80% of the worlds crop species are dependent on the pollination of bees to survive. Sadly, due to high pollution levels and habitat loss Bumble Bees are rapidly declining. " "Human beings do not give Bees the respect they deserve as Bees are vital to the survival of plants which in turn are vital to the survival of humans."

Dear Bumble Bee, I was not aware of how much you give to the life and survival of our family. I am so sorry. May what I have learned not be too little and too late for ensuring your survival.

Vulnerability...death...Life...

This sky blue fragile, strong, ice challenges me to see and admit my limitations! We do have our limits..and the changing weather patterns in our lives often make them more real than we would like to admit.

Strong, solid, ice...melts...cracks...and breaks! We are no different.. and yet there are times we'd like to think we are.

As I hold this image in my heart I realize that limits, change and death, as hard as they can be..bring about some form of newness.. If I am willing to see it....The strong ice is not lost...but has changed form...and is now water. This new form brings its own gifts and challenges.

This cycle, of life, growth, and death, we may see as undesirable and fearful, yet.. All of life..and all life forms live this cycle second by second.. We leave one home for another.. we grow from a child to a teen to an adult... rock becomes sand..ice becomes water...

Thank you dear transparent ice for giving me the courage to see in our life, growth, death cycle more than death..death comes and if we are willing to wait.. so does life once again....