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Joanna's avatar

Perfect❤️

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Colleen Ware's avatar

What a beautiful place (and state) you live in . Stay yourself always, and thank you.

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Alicia Barr's avatar

Perfect❣️🙏

Trees, water, and quiet… plus birds.

We’ll make it through. Amen.

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Cynthia Corbin's avatar

This past week I have been so grateful for your thoughts and photos, and the quotes you share. It has been a restorative and comforting note. Thank you.

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Mary Thompson's avatar

I would love to sit down against that tree with my knitting and a big mug of tea and stay there for hours. Thank you Clara.💖😌 Here is something else to quietly listen to(if you use the bar at bottom of screen to scroll backward you can see the whole sunrise)

https://www.youtube.com/live/inDzgZjCxmQ?si=OJy3NuBRNlvKPgGq

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j dinerman's avatar

Odd, I just read this”pop-up” I got (because of algorithms I guess:

https://open.substack.com/pub/michelehornish/p/why-im-thinking-about-trees-this?r=9am8c&utm_medium=ios

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Clara Parkes's avatar

Oh fascinating! I hadn't seen that publication. But also, on behalf of those of us who didn't realize an algorithm would shove pop-ups in your face, I apologize.

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Di D's avatar

Your home and surroundings are truly a gift. Each day is a new present. Thank you for sharing!

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Elizabeth Ann's avatar

I love the crow calls! What A tree, everything she has seen!

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Angella Stimson's avatar

That wobble tree has much to tell us! She has made it through many things and we can see her triumph right in front of us. She has much to tell us about surviving through tough and sometimes inexplicable times. Thanks for this image and quote Clara. We have much to listen to

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Clara Parkes's avatar

She has experienced many, many storms.

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Angella Stimson's avatar

And prevailed!

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Jennifer Manoukian's avatar

Trees are great listeners, and, if we are patient and careful listeners ourselves, they will speak to us.

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Terri MacDonald's avatar

Indeed. Listening is a gift 🤗💚🌳🦋

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Ing's avatar

Oh, I adore Gladys’ sentiments. Those sounds of nature are balm for my soul. Just this morning I could hear the staccato calls of the black-capped chickadees in the patch of woods next to me. Their small bodies barreling between the tree branches, as they attend to their lives. Thank you, Clara!

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Mary Thompson's avatar

Chickadees are so cheery, I love them.

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JULIE CLEVELAND's avatar

The wind is howling!

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Ann's avatar

Nature stands strong, not yielding to the “wobbling” of the people. We can draw strength from the flora and fauna.

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Linda's avatar

This is a picture of serenity. The wobble tree looks wise. Plus a quote from Gladys Taber! This is going to be a good day said Pooh!

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