Simple

The first clear rays of dawn caught the bark of the pine tree outside my window, turning it into burnished copper. Against the foils of evergreen needles and smooth blue sky, the tree's skin shimmered and shone. As the sun crept higher, these wonders faded into ordinary, retaining but a hint of their sunrise glory. How serendipitous that I should be awake at dawn for just that moment!

How closely I should look into nature's wonders if I want to be moved by them. How ordinary they appear as we drive by in our cars, speeding through our lives. Take but a moment to stop and examine the newly budded flower or first blades of spring grass, and your heart will burst with the magnificence of each small thing.

Spring, though still several months distant here in the mountains, is nevertheless on the way with its thousand miracles! And then summer, overflowing with wonders. Ah, this Earth on which we live!