As the vernal equinox approaches, followed by Earth Day in April, I’m reading to my younger daughter the book, Earth Day Birthday, by Pattie Schnetzler. Using the twelve days of Christmas format, she recounts gifts from the world, including eight cranes a dancing. What gift from the earth do you most value? I choose the violets along the edge of the woodland path.
“I choose fresh snow in the early morning (that no one's walked in yet).” Blythe Barnhill
“... the green buds on a tree that are about to burst open with renewed life in springtime.” Jennifer Forker
“The smell of grass, and of freshly turned earth.” Kristin Satterlee
“A rolling river that provides food, tranquility and recreation.” Arthur Fitt
“The sound of Meadowlarks on the fence behind our house.” Rhiannon Gallagher
“I love a misty, foggy, cool day! Aaahhh - they're the best!” Misty Dupuis
“Water, clean and flowing, bringing life.” Ali Hoover
“How to stand in an abundant world and choose one? Today I choose the smell of the earth thawing.” Susan Kinne
“The endless sky buttressed by the snow top mountains that call us into now” Rusty Robison
What gift from the earth do you choose?
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