FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER

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Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water.
The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.
Although its light is wide and great,
The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide.
The whole moon and the entire sky
Are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. (Dogen 1200-1253)

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Painted by Theodore Rousseau 1812-1867

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THINKING ABOUT NATURE

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. (John Muir)

Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard. (Standing Bear who was a Ponca Native American chief)

Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. (Kahlil Gibran)

The poetry of the earth is never dead. (John Keats)

The human spirit needs places where nature has not been re-arranged by the hand of man. (Anon)

To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment. (Jane Austen)

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. (Lao-Tzu)

I can enjoy society in a room; but out-of-doors nature is company enough for me. (William Hazlitt)

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This week EIGHTY PLUS includes “Tam O’Shanter and the Witches” and a video clip of Barbara Dickson singing “The Skye Boat Song”
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This week at HAIKU HOMESTEAD - “Caterpillars and Butterflies” plus the 5-7-5 rule, Yes or No?
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