Nature Nurtures
Nature Nurtures - What began on 10/10/18 as a 1 year project to write everyday about my observations regarding nature and the parallels with our lives continues as a daily practice and journey. Inspired by “A Year With Emerson” and my Great Grandfather, Henry Collins Brown (Founder of The Museum Of The City Of New York and NYC Human Interest Historian in the early 1900‘s), I look forward to sharing my musings.
FORGE OUT
-FORGE OUT-
THE FIRE FROM WITHIN
IS COMING OUT THIS DAY
WHAT A WAY…
NATURE - NURTURES CALLING
NEVER STALLING
1445
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE
DAYS IN A ROW
LET’S GOOO…
SHARING MY DELIGHT WITH ALL
CARING TO GROW TALL
NEVER STALL
DRIP-DRIP, DROP-DROP
DRIP - DROP
NEVER STOP
ONE BY ONE - GETS IT DONE
BURNING BOLDLY - BURNING BRIGHTLY
THE FIRE FROM WITHIN - ALWAYS BEGIN…
-FORGE OUT-
SEE ALL AROUND
-SEE ALL AROUND-
A STREAK ACROSS THE SKY
FILLS MY EYE - WITH WONDER…
JUST LIKE THE COLORS OF DAHLIA JOY
SURROUNDING MY “PLAY” STATION, STUDIO INSPIRATION…
YELLOW PEDAL WITH RED TRIM SO SLIM…
PINK ON THE OUTSIDE - YELLOW WITHIN…
YELLOW WITH WHITE HIGHLIGHT - WHAT A DELIGHT…
BURNT ORANGE BALL - STANDS SO TALL…
STRIPED ORANGE AND RED - SHE SAID…
PURPLE BURST FRAMED IN WHITE…
WHAT A SIGHT
THE COXCOMB REDNESS ABOUNDS WITH CRICKET SOUNDS…
TYG - THANK YOU GOD
FOR MY SENSE OF SIGHT
OPEN EYES TO SEE ALL THIS DELIGHT…
A MOONLESS NIGHT BRINGS VIVID STAR LIGHT
TO MY DELIGHT…
LOOK UP AND ALL AROUND
TO BE ASTOUND!!!
-SEE ALL AROUND-
STAND TALL
BEAUTY - IN ALL OF LIFE
EVEN IN STRIFE…
WHAT DO WE SEE?
YOU & ME
HOW TO SEE BEAUTY IN ALL OF THEE…
JOY AND HEARTACHE IS NO MISTAKE…
MOMENT TO MOMENT OUR WORLD CHANGES AND REARRANGES…
JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE
WHO YOU CAN BE…
FOR ALL - STAND TALL!!!
STARTING WITH YOU AND ME
TO HELP CATCH PEOPLE WHEN THAY FALL…
STAND TALL!!!
GRATITUDE & THANKS GIVING - BIG & SMALL
GIVING THANKS THIS DAY
IN EVERY WAY
AND FOR EVERY WAY…
TO LIVE TODAY FOR THIS WAY
GRATEFUL!!!
FOR ALL EXPERIENCES
WHEN WE PAUSE AND LOOK AROUND…
WE CAN BE FOUND…
IN THIS MOMENT…
HOW PROFOUND…
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
WHICH IS ALWAYS SO BRIGHT
FOR US TO SEE
GOD’S BEAUTY
IN ALL MOMENTS
BIG AND SMALL
GROW TALL THROUGH IT ALL…
THE ROAD IS THE ROAD…
SO NEVER BE TOLD “HARD'“ OR “EASY”…
GIVING THANKS IN GRATITUDE FOR ALL…
BIG AND SMALL
FAMILY LOVE!
A SATURDAY TOGETHER IN BEAUTIFUL WEATHER
WE HAVE OUR DAYS…
WHAT FUN IN THE SUN
SO CLOSE WE BE
HEAVENLY…
HOW FORTUNATE FOR US TO BE TEAM BROWNIE
INDEED…
SO CLOSE TOGETHER IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER
FAMILY LOVE!
STILLNESS
EARLY MORNING QUIET
IS A GIANT…
SEE IT - HEAR IT
TO SET THE DAY IS/(IN) MY SPECIAL WAY
TO-DAY
EVERYDAY (X2)
STILLNESS
- ALL AROUND OR NOT…
NOT MY CALL OR DOING
STILL INSIDE ME IS MY FOCUS
CAN IT BE…
WE SHALL SEE…
WORK HARD ON THEE…
THE TRESS ARE STILL TODAY
RESTING IN THEIR OWN WAY
WITHOUT SWAY…
-CALM STILL
-STILL AIR
-QUIET TO SPARE
LOVE IS EVERYWHERE
SO, I DO PREPARE
TO BE LOVING, KIND AND ENCOURAGING
THIS DAY…
-THROUGH
STILLNESS!!!
MOON FULL…
A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE.
TO MY EYES.
WHEN I LOOKED OUT AND UP.
HIGH IN THE SKY,
A BIG YELLOW PIE
IN MY EYE…
SETTING IN THE WEST
SIT AND WATCH IS BEST!
AS IT SLOWLY SETS BEHIND THE TREE
GET UP AND MOVE SO I CAN SEE…
SEE THE GLORY OF THIS MORNINGS STORY…
MOMENTS HERE - MOMENTS THERE
GLORY AND GRACE EVERYWHERE!!!
THE MIRACLE OF LIFE…
TO GIVE OUR BEST EVERYDAY
IS MY WAY…
TO CONNECT WITH ALL AS LIFE GOES BY
JUST LIKE THE MOON IN THE SKY…
HOLD ALL UP HIGH AND SHINE BRIGHTLY TO REFLECT…
LOVE TO & FOR ALL
MOON FULL!!!
TYG
COLORS…
BRIGHT AND BOLD
NEVER OLD…
AS MY FLOWERS EXPLODE
A SOFT QUIET EXPLOSION -
NO VIOLENCE HERE
MY DEAR!!!
ALL SIZES APPEAR -
WITH SHAPES GALORE…
EVERY LEAF IS DIFFERENT IN ALL WAYS
ALWAYS
ENJOY, IN-JOY - IN THE MOMENT
FOR
AS IN LIFE
ALL IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING
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DAHLIA STUDY
IS MY BUDDY
T. L. C. IS MY WAY
TO-DAY
MOMENTS HERE - MOMENTS THERE
GROWING EVERYWHERE
BIT BY BIT - DROP BY DROP
NEVER STOP
LEARNING -SHARING-BUILDING
COLORS!!!
MOUNTAINS OF LIFE!!!
AMELIA & TIMOTHY
IN THE MOUNTAINS…
FUN WE HAVE…
BONDING
IN
LOVE
HAND IN HAND - ARM IN ARM…
WE STROLL
DOWNHILL
AND RIDE UP…
WITH VIEWS GALORE AND OH…
SO MUCH MORE!
40 YEARS TOGETHER IN OUR WEATHER
WE COLOR OUR WORLD…
IN LOVE - WITH LOVE - FOR LOVE!!!
UP AND DOWN THE MOUNTAINS WE GO
FROM PEAK TO PEAK
AND IN VALLEYS BELOW
WE NEVER SLOW
ONWARD WE ALWAYS GO…
IN THE FLOW…
AND
“MOUNTAINS OF LIFE”
LOVE…
FOEVER AND ALWAYS…
KAYLA AND DAVID TOGETHER
AS ONE
SUCH FUN!!!
THE DeMARCHIS’S THEY’VE BECOME…
FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED AND WITNESSED
THEIR COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER…
WITH LOVE IN THEIR HEART
NEVER TO PART!!!
THE SETTING WAS GRAND
THE DETAILS NEVER BLAND…
REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE TOGETHER
STANDING THROUGH ALL - SO TALL!
TIME-TALK-TEAMWORK
LOVE-LISTEN-LEARN-CARE-SHARE
LOVE WELL
DISAGREE WELL-RESPECT WELL
LIVE WELL-LEARN WELL
BE WELL
LOVE TOGETHER
ALWAYS AND FOREVER…
FOREVER AND ALWAYS…
LOVE!!!
FRIDAY 7-22-22
JUNE FRAGRANCE…
THE FRAGRANCES OF JUNE
SO UNIQUE AND BOLD
LET IT BE TOLD - IT’S NEVER OLD!!!
ENJOY THEM TODAY
FOR THEY WILL BE GONE BY TOMORROW
“DRINK” IT IN
ONE BREATHE AT A TIME - SO SUBLIME
AND SUPREME - IS IT A DREAM?
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS FILLED WITH WONDER..
AS LIFE FORCE COMES FROM DOWN UNDER…
FOR ALL TO COME OUT OF SLUMBER…
AWAKEN WITHIN
AND BEGIN
A NEW DAY - THIS WAY…
A BOUQUET OF SENSORY DELIGHT IN SIGHT
FLOWERS GALORE AND MORE…
GREENS ADORN ALL AROUND - SO PROFOUND
FIREFLYS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT - ANOTHER DELIGHT
ENJOY
IN-JOY
JUNE FRAGRANCE!!!
BREEZE - WINDY MUSIC…
SOFTLY THE MOVING AIR CARESSES THE LEAVES
WITH EASE…
THEY SPEAKE,
WE LISTEN…
EARLY MORNING SOUND
ABOUNDS…
WITH THE COLORS OF A NEW DAY
CELEBRATE MY WAY
TODAY
LOOK UP… ALWAYS
LOOK UP… ALWAYS AND IN ALL WAYS!!!
ONE LAST GLANCE I SAY TO ME -
AND SURE ENOUGH A SATELLITE I SEE…
FELT IT COMING ALL MEDITATION LONG…
LOOKING UP FROM TIME TO TIME -
A RHYME TO CATCH IT ONCE AND FOR ALL…
SO SMALL!!!
AS IT FLYS ON BY - DARTING IN THE SKY
LIKE THE MOMENTS IN OUR EYE -
AND OF OUR DAY AND LIFE…
WITH OR WITHOUT STRIFE
A CHOICE TO BE MADE!!!
NO COMLAINING, NO CRITICISM, NO BLAMING, NO GOSSIPING
JUST LIVING MY/OUR BEST
MOMENT 2 MOMENT 2 MOMENT
DAY 2 DAY
WHAT A WAY…
LOOK UP… ALWAYS!!!
MOON SHADOW
BEHIND AND/OR IN FRONT
LOOK TO SEE
WHERE IT BE…
A DOUBLE REFLECTION OF ME!!!
WALKING TOWARDS AND AWAY
TO AND FROM THE LIGHT OF DAY…
GUIDING, LEADING, AND FOLLOWING
ALL AT ONCE IN THE SAME TIME
WITH A RHYME…
AS THE NIGHT SUN BOUNCES TO US IN A REFLECTION
WHAT A CONCEPTION -
TO START MY DAY IN MY WAY
CREATING FROM WHAT I SEE AND FEEL IS REAL
KNOW GIFTS - NOTICE GIFTS - GIVE GIFTS…
MOON SHADOW!!!
MY DAD…”AUG”
FATHERS DAY 2022!!!
UP AND AT ‘EM
DAD WOULD SAY
AND OFF TO WORK WE’D GO THAT DAY…
OR WAS IT PLAY???
HOW GOOD OF HIM TO BRING ME ALONG
TO SEE HIS WORLD AND BELONG…
DRIVING ON THE WEST SIDE DRIVE
I’D LOOK OVER AND…
SEE HIM NOW LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY… ♥️
RECALLING THOSE SPECIAL TIMES WITH RHYMES
ME AND MY DAD!!!
NOW I PLAY IN GARDEN DELIGHT
EACH AND EVERY NIGHT -
HIS GIFT OF LOVE
IN ALL THAT’S NEW
IN EACH GROWING BUD
THAT’S IN ALL OF YOU…
TYG - AUG
JUNE 10TH 2022 - 38…
“AUG”
WHAT A GUY
SAYS I…
AUG AND MOO THAT’S WHO…
CREATED ME, AND ALL - IN LOVE.
OPEN HEARTS COLLIDE AND NEVER DIVIDE…
ALWAYS PROVIDE…
I HEAR EVERYDAY…
BE THERE - IN CALM AND STORMY SEAS
WE “BE’S” WITH EASE…
BE WELL - DO ME THE BEST I CAN
FOR THERE IS A PLAN
THAT’S GREATER…
TO KNOW LATER (or not)
RIGHT HERE - RIGHT NOW
IS WHERE WE ARE (I AM) SUPPOSED TO BE
LET IT BE AND FLOW IN ME…
LEGACY!!!
AUG AND ME…
TAKING CARE OF ALL
JUST LIKE HE DID FOR ME TO SEE!!!
“AUG” WHAT A GUY!!!
LOVE
I WONDER…
BREEZE THROUGH THE TREES
BIRDS SINGING…
AWAKENS THE DAY…
IN THEIR SPECIAL WAY…
LOOK TO SEE WELL - STARE IN FACT…
TO SEE THE LEAVES MOVE AND DANCE IN THE BREEZE
WITH EASE
THEN STOP -
LIFE’S RHYTHM
REST-MOVE-DANCE-STOP-BREATHE
REPEAT -
BEING AWARE
TO TAKE CARE
WHEN WE STARE AND DARE
DARE AND LISTEN TO TAKE ALL IN AND APPRECIATE - THE HESITATE…
WHAT’S NEXT FOR ME TODAY?
THIS DAY
I WONDER!!!
AMAZE…
AMAZE… AMAZEMENT… AMAZING =
GREAT WONDER, ASTONISHMENT,GREATLY SURPRISING!!!
TO WATCH UP CLOSE THE EYES AND ACTION OF CAREGIVERS
BRINGS ME TO SHIVERS…
ROUTINE TO THEM - AMAZING TO ME!!!
THE GIFTS OF THE GIVERS - TYG - “THANK YOU GOD”
MY HEART IS FIXED - “CURED”
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZEMENT…
WE ALL PLAYED OUR PART - FROM THE START
ME - NOTICE & ACTION (WITH PATIENCE GALORE)
MEDICAL COMMUNITY - LISTEN, RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS, PLAN, ACTION WITH LOVE!
FAMILY AND FRIENDS - CONCERN AND SUPPORT WITH LOVE
AMELIA JEAN - BY MY SIDE - WITH CALMING LOVE
S-B-G SMILE, BREATHE, GRATITUDE!
HERE I SIT 20 HOURES LATER…
A PROBE WAS IN MY HEART…
TO GIVE ME A FRESH START…
TO PLAY MY PART…
WHERE EVER GOD HAS ME TO-DAY
ON MY WAY…
GREAT WONDER - REDNOW…
AMAZE - TYG!
EARLY MORNING FLOWER HOUR
BREATHE IN - FLOW OUT
INSPIRATION TO WRITE ABOUT -
WITH NO DOUBT…
EARLY MORNING HOURS =
SHOWER OF FLOWERS - POURING OUT.
FLOWERS OF LOVE, BOLDNESS, DARINGNESS
FROM NO WRITE TO ALL WRITE AND ALL RIGHT!!!
LET IT BE - TYG