Thanks, Audrey!  Nice graphic to go with what should be a "bit of interest" to everyone.  What with that school-bus size sattelite that just came down, both the return of Earth-originated junk (rather, human originated from the Earth) and that which remains in orbit should be a real concern.  Our brave astronauts, and our future beyond this Planet Earth will be unnecessarily endangered by our nearsighted (as usual) "disposability" of things and even, people.

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Nature Note 2

Berries In Snow

Nature Is The Best...

Nature Notes

B&W Cliffs

“We're so self-important. So arrogant. Everybody's going to save
something now. Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save the
snails. And the supreme arrogance? Save the planet! Are these people
kidding? Save the planet? We don't even know how to take care of
ourselves; we haven't learned how to care for one another. We're gonna
save the fuckin' planet? . . . And, by the way, there's nothing wrong
with the planet in the first place. The planet is fine. The people are
fucked! Compared with the people, the planet is doin' great. It's been
here over four billion years . . . The planet isn't goin' anywhere,
folks. We are! We're goin' away. Pack your shit, we're goin' away. And
we won't leave much of a trace. Thank God for that. Nothing left. Maybe
a little Styrofoam. The planet will be here, and we'll be gone. Another
failed mutation; another closed-end biological mistake.”

Celebrating human Love with the Earth...

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to
walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't
even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black,
curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

Extremely nice scene, GD!  Later in the afternoon, I take it?  Can't see you up at 9 in the morning wandering the hills?  Hahaha!

Mountain Retreat

Honey Creek