The setting of the National Cemetery at the Vicksburg National Military Park is one of the most peaceful ones imaginable. The rolling loess hillside, graves in neat rows, each section terraced to provide a continuity among the gathered dead. Oak trees, expanded to their full canopied width. Magnificent magnolia trees, filled with heady blossoms. AncientContinueContinue reading “Love on the Battlefield”
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Be Still
This week I am taking a class for work at the University of Montana in Missoula. It is a gorgeous campus, with walking trails and bountiful nature all around. Adjacent to the building where the ecosystem restoration class being held is a raised bed garden with glorious wildflowers.Being who I am, I immediately began scoutingContinueContinue reading “Be Still”