tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post5242348331773045156..comments2024-03-22T20:11:44.673-04:00Comments on Saratoga woods and waterways: Happy Easter!Jacqueline Donnellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-21881869949623597432016-03-26T18:53:01.487-04:002016-03-26T18:53:01.487-04:00It's been years since I last found a trillium ...It's been years since I last found a trillium blooming in the woods, always a favorite harbinger of spring! I've heard my mother talk of coltsfoot, but don't believe I've ever seen a patch myself. What a cheery little thing it is! Your thoughts on the deep spirituality inherent in Nature, most welcome as well. Thank you.Kathryn Gracehttp://yayyayskitchen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-66167287824351505622016-03-26T15:59:45.221-04:002016-03-26T15:59:45.221-04:00The coltsfoot image, with your text, is a wonderfu...The coltsfoot image, with your text, is a wonderful tribute to the coming of spring.Jens Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520676818816597518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2662118368553266438.post-67530363176906724482016-03-26T10:19:44.125-04:002016-03-26T10:19:44.125-04:00Here is a poem I wrote in 2000 re: The Ora Phelps ...Here is a poem I wrote in 2000 re: The Ora Phelps Preserve<br /><br />OR, ORRA, ORACLE, ORACULAR<br /><br />Golden declension<br /> moving downward<br /> toward the sacred space.<br /><br />Losing complications<br /> with each step on the path.<br /><br />Making space<br /> for Grandmother's wisdom.<br /><br />Questions dropped into the Kill.<br />Utterances heard flowing over the stone<br /> and washing through the breath.<br /><br />A placental peace<br /> beating a rhythm of yellow mornings<br /> on the drum of my soul.<br /><br />Cleansed and renewed I ascend,<br /> "Oracular, Oracle, Orra, Or"...<br /><br /><br />Dedicated to Orra Phelps (1892-1986)<br />Physician and Naturalist<br /><br />Anne Ford Taylornoreply@blogger.com