“Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?”
― Mary Oliver
![Trout Lilies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61eae204e731f1367b42d4de/1651254224337-WGI4P6G5IH6BZ904NJDK/troutlight.jpg)
Trout Lilies
Yesterday was our 42nd wedding anniversary, so as we have done for many years in the past, we pointed our jeep north to the Huron National forest, where the hills are covered with mile after mile of beautiful spring wildflowers.
![Blue Flag Iris](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61eae204e731f1367b42d4de/1644720904047-XHMYH4AA7YFQ589EIOM5/201949183_10210691954972856_6942489089470398892_n%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
Blue Flag Iris
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
![The Miracle in Everything](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61eae204e731f1367b42d4de/1644723360211-K66262Z2KSC1ZY88I5J9/194157239_10210647291256291_2467917822316027134_n%2B%25281%2529.jpg)
The Miracle in Everything
“To walk quietly until the miracle in everything speaks is poetry, whether we write it down or not.”
-Mark Nepo
![Small Wonders](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61eae204e731f1367b42d4de/1644784056176-31DJWV1HSR9T1SBID2BU/blueflagskipper%2B%25283%2529.jpg)
Small Wonders
“Maybe life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is just what we're willing to find: small wonders, where they grow.”
![The Colors of the Spirit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61eae204e731f1367b42d4de/1644800344998-AD42BC7NDHU2US405UW2/pinks1.jpg)
The Colors of the Spirit
“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. “
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson