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Simplicity In Harmony

Clinging delicately to cluster of flowers a solitary bumblebee enjoys the sweetness of each tiny floret. Her life is good. Her only concern is deciding on which flowers to feed on. Her needs are met by the abundance of God’s providence. The good life is the simple life. Yes, there’s always work to be done. A simple life isn’t a lazy life. But the tasks to be done aren’t chores that leave one broken. Instead it’s more like collecting rewards.

The bee lives in harmony with it’s landscape. The flowers need her just as much as she needs them. Their system meshes together with the efficiency that only God could commission. On average, a bumblebee will travel 3 miles per day and visit thousands of flowers. That’s quite a feat when you consider the she’s only about a half of an inch long herself. In some studies it’s proclaimed that she might fly as far as 25 miles per day. No wonder why bumblebees are always so hungry. While bumblebees are known to bore holes in wood these holes are generally used for brooding. A sleeping bumblebee can often be found early in the morning sleeping inside deep flowers like hibiscus. I suppose that after such tremendous flight time that they rest very well and carefree in their little flower tents.

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Finding Sanctuary

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Angel's Alcove — Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Angel’s Alcove” and is available for purchase by following the instructions at the bottom of the article.

Certain places sure seem to have a pertonality of their own. We go to a place and there’s something special about it. It’s like the very landscape itself welcomes your presence. Sometimes it seems that if you’requiet enough that you can hear the voice of God speaking peace to your spirit and saying, “Come child. Sit with me for a while and I’ll settle the storms for you.” I have the strong belief that the world was created just for our benefit. Later, the perfect work of God was sabotaged by Lucifer setting up a chain reaction that is still unfolding by our perception. Envy, strife and destruction and a litany of negative effects cascade throughout the universe except where God is present. Here in these sheltered places there is peace even if only for a moment. We can be recharged and restored enough for the next leg of the journey in these natural sanctuaries. But the green leaves and flowing water only set the mood. It’s the presence of God that brings the healing power. What’s more is the He’ll come to you wherever you are and no matter how dark the gathering clouds are or how much the wind blows there’s a sanctuary in God’s presence.

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A Light In The Darkness

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The Monarch Butterfly glides silently to where the sweet scent of the Ironweed eliminates from the shadows. Delicately, she explores the purple flowers for a sip of nectar. Together they are a bright spot in a darkened world. She playfully skips from plant to plant spreading her beautiful wings for only a moment. A moment was all that was needed to be a light in the darkness.

In the world today we have so much darkness that surrounds us. It is easy to allow it to swallow you up. But the light is there if you look for it. Sometimes we ask why the world has so much darkness in it. I think that the answer is so that the light can be better defined.

Believe it or not, you are that light in someone else’s word. It only takes a moment to share a smile and light their lives. Never forget that what you do matters in this world.

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Quiet Moments

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Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “A Quiet Moment On The Gauley River”and is available for purchase by following the instructions at the bottom of the article.

The big blue truck takes me to the meeting of the three rivers. I was drawn to spot below the old trestle bridge where I found the branch submerged with only the base breaking the surface. It made me think of a tiny wooden island in sea of disturbance. It was the one thing that was stationary. It reminded me that when life is tumultuous we need to find that one thing that we can focus on in order to become centered.

In today’s world the fight for our attention us everywhere. All of those ads and breaking news stories along with the robo calls and even texts as well as social media create little ripples in our lives. It’s necessary from time time to unplug and focus on the serene so we can find our center.

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Forage Friday #23 Willow

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Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “The Builder” and is available for purchase by following the instructions at the bottom of the article. I have chosen the image of a red-winged blackbird as the feature image because he’s using the twigs as nesting material and willow is a builder’s tree.

I have returned to the marsh on Muddelty Creek off and on throughout the season to look for interesting photos and to check up on the red-winged blackbirds that seem to thrive there. When I noticed the amount of willow trees in the area I knew that I would be doing a Forage Friday post featuring willow. But I also wanted to expand the concept of foraging for my readers a bit.

Typically when we speak about willow trees in the foraging realm we are referring to the traditional uses for aspirin. Aspirin was originally madr from the inner bark of black willow. Small twigs were gathered and stripped out. Once the inner bark was free from wood and cork it is steeped in hot water and sipped slowly. (Please remember that I make no claims of being an expert on herbalism or medicine. Forage Friday is only intended to be a conversation starter. ) Back in the old days you couldn’t just run down to the corner store and grab a bottle of pills. In fact most people who lived in Appalachia just getting out of the “holler” was a major feat. Families needed to be able to fabricate the necessities of life.

Aside from pain killer and fever medicines willow was one of those trees that came with a variety of uses.

The small twigs can be baked in a low oxygen environment and converted into charcoal. Those charcoal sticks are still highly prized by artists today. At the time of this writing the top result on Google was selling a canister of 144 willow sticks for over $50.00. However the next supplier was less than $10.00.

Willow was also popular for construction. The long flexible branches were used in a technique called “Wattle and Daub. In the wattle and daub the willow branches are woven through the framework of the sstructure and a mixture of “cob” is uesed as plaster coating for the wall.

Willow is found worldwide and at one time it was actually farmed by a practice known as coppicing. The branches would be cut back every year or so leaving a bare stump. The new shoots that grew from the stumps were straiter and more flexible. The harvested shoots were used for baskets and fish traps. The Welsh used them to make a shield shaped boat called a Coracle. While a Coracle was a flatwater boat it was capable of supporting a tremendous load. Native Americans in Alaska used willow to make kayaks and bows.

In the Spring willow produces a downy seed that is carried on the wind.

Willow is also both a pioneer species and a stabilizing force on streams. The tree grows on the edge of the water and acts as a buffer to slow down flood waters and it’s roots help hold the soil in place. In 2016 my area was hit by what was said to be the worst flooding in 1000 years. I credit the willows and other trees that grow on my property with preventing my yard from being washed out during the flood.

I’m certain that I’ve left a few tidbits out but if you happen to have access to willow trees then you might want to try making a basket or charcoal stick as a small project.

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