12. A Letter from the Earth at the Beach

In January, I visited my friends at a condo at Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Fortunate to be escaping Ohio cold, I relished time to relax with several friends and savor the beach. The first morning, I received yet another letter from the Earth, so full of wisdom and good advice. I am most grateful. Listen […]

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11. A Letter from the Earth about the Cold

Dear Nancy, Winter has come to Ohio. You breathe in fresh, crisp air and feel my refreshment. You snuggle under warm blankets, yet enjoy the cool air in your nostrils. Snow blankets the land. Ice forms on the trees. You see the dormant land coated with beauty. You like what you see. Mesmerized, you walk […]

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10. A Letter from the Earth about the Darkness in the Winter

  Dear Nancy You walk through the darkness at this time of year. The longest day has past now, and yet the dark lingers in the morning. You wake to pitch black skies and by the time you come home from work, darkness once again descends upon my landscape. In your houses now, you have […]

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9. A letter from the Earth on Christmas Day 2015

The month of December here in Springfield, Ohio was unseasonably warm. During the week of Christmas we received torrential downpours, while elsewhere in the USA flooding and tornadoes created yuletide nightmares. On Christmas Day I went out for a walk in my neighborhood. I saw one man mowing the grass. When I came back in, […]

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