saturday morning - hilton falls

This morning on our walk, I allowed myself to become enveloped in the deep quiet. I let it wash over me and sink into my bones. It was calm and soothing. Sophie's footsteps were smothered in fresh snow and the rush of the waterfall was frozen in silent beauty.


frozen falls and trees

Within the safety of this deep quiet, nature will often drop it's guard, scoot in close and reach out and touch you. And from that one touch, your heart won't stop smiling all day.


a visit from nature, perched on my fingertips :)

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in their eyes

There was a first time...possibly a million years ago. A first time that a human being took a moment to pause and stare into the eyes of an animal and saw what was there. Saw a loyalty that would not waver. Saw a bond that needed no words. Saw a love that was unconditional. Saw a soul.



The soul of an animal is an extraordinary thing. It can reach out and touch someone…often when no person can. It can bring comfort and strength. It can bring joy. It is intuitive, this soul…it knows us when even we can’t seem to find our own selves. And it is everything that is good and right and real in this world.



Look into the eyes of an animal…what you see will touch your heart.

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