Now & Then & Etc
My place to narrate happenings and thoughts now, or to post from writing archives my experiences then. (Also, a calendar of big-floor dances in and near Port Townsend.)
Category: nature
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“Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love! Every seed is awakened, and all animal life. It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even…
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Pacific Beach (on the coast of Washington state) The sun is going down, the detritus of the beach—razor clam shells, crab shells, bull kelp, driftwood—is scattered about, and the waves roll in from forever. We have a history here because twenty years ago my wife and I hosted our wedding celebration at Pacific Beach, for…
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Does God like life on Earth? Yes, he made life and variety of life, and he pronounced his creation good (Gn 1:31). His life flourishes in the oceans, sky, and land, and in nooks and crannies in an almost infinite variety; it testifies to the joy he feels from variety of life. Does God need…
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Yesterday, as I walked in the forest of the North Kitsap Heritage Park and observed the buds on the trees and the birds in the air, I realized that in nature I can, undistracted, be in God’s unadulterated essence. God obviously loves life and variety of life for he’s filled all of Earth’s niches with…
Now & Then & Etc 