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rlegro

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25. Man, I read you.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 12:09 AM

Mar 2022

I was out at our compost bin this very morning, It was raining and about 35 degrees F, but othewise I had your very experience. The male cardinal here apparently won his song contest, because I saw him with his new girl friend later in the day taking turns at our feeder. And the chipmunks came out for the first time this season, scouting our yard at warp speed. Lovely, rich, nature reawakening.

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As I walked out to our mulch bin by the garden this morning with our daily contribution of [View all] Atticus Mar 2022 OP

Beautiful sentiment, Atticus. cilla4progress Mar 2022 #1

William Wordsworth said something similar: tblue37 Mar 2022 #2

Thank you for that. nt Atticus Mar 2022 #3

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Mar 2022 #4

❤ littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 #6

+1 Thank you for this lovely poem. c-rational Mar 2022 #8

❤ littlemissmartypants Mar 2022 #5

If the weather permits, a good dose of "forest bathing" or "nature therapy" will cure many ills erronis Mar 2022 #7

May you walk long and well, and I with you. PWPippinesq Mar 2022 #27

Beautiful prose padah513 Mar 2022 #9

Yup.. alotus51 Mar 2022 #10

The moral of this story is ... don't shave before you take out the garbage FakeNoose Mar 2022 #11

Gratitude for you, Atticus. ancianita Mar 2022 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Mar 2022 #13

You truly have a way with words, my dear Atticus...This is lovely and poignant. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2022 #14

Thank you for sharing MustLoveBeagles Mar 2022 #15

Thank You for sharing with us. Wonderful !! Stuart G Mar 2022 #16

However, cardinals are predominately monogamous and will mate for life. Joe Nation Mar 2022 #17

Or a widower starting over. Or maybe wnylib Mar 2022 #21

You have a gift, Atticus ... 11 Bravo Mar 2022 #18

Eyes to see..ears to hear BlueTexasMan Mar 2022 #19

I miss the crocuses but not the chill wind. jaxexpat Mar 2022 #20

Love, love this. AmBlue Mar 2022 #22

I hear you and xxqqqzme Mar 2022 #23

Well said! Sogo Mar 2022 #24

Man, I read you. rlegro Mar 2022 #25

It was similar weather here yesterday DFW Mar 2022 #26

Great way to start the day... MiHale Mar 2022 #28

Thank you for sharing the beauty of your experience. PittBlue Mar 2022 #29

Thank you for the reminder to notice and experience the good things! Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #30

In the moment... hwmnbn Mar 2022 #31

I nominate this sentence of the year: Baitball Blogger Mar 2022 #32

Thank you for sharing this. It is important to be aware, to be grateful, to appreciate niyad Mar 2022 #33