At this time of harvest, gratitude has been frequently on my mind. I saw this picture and smiled warmly.
The picture and quote are from a site I follow on facebook called Practicing the Presence through Mind and Meditation.
Breathing in I Feel Gratitude
Breathing out I Give Thanks
Breathing in I Feel Joyful
Breathing out I Celebrate
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Part of the fun of a new home is to see what comes up and blooms as the seasons change. This butterfly bush just grew and grew until it was above the window..now it pushing at the roof overhang. It is very popular with the bees, butterflies and even a few hummingbirds. Nature keeps me amused.
My new favorite place is the Asheville Arboretum from which many pictures will come. Iciscles formed by recent ice becoming water and following gravity. One hour later they were all gone like they had never been at all.
Next is a picture of the front drive and I must find out about these wonderful red stick bushes. Wonder what they will look like when real spring arrives. The Tea Viburnum is already lifting pink bud toward the sky. So what does this have to do with snow-globes? In a book I am reading (The Blue Shoe / Anne Lamont) she described the february weather as being like living in a snow-globe. Sunny, warm, calm and lovely and then someone shakes it and there is snow and ice again. Seemed like a good description of the recent weather.
mountainmae 
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