Morning Has Broken, Like The First Morning (1237 hits)
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Submitted by Merlina (View user info) at 2007-09-02 04:55:46 EDT
Its 09.40am on a Sunday and I just came in from the garden.
I had the Cat Stevens version of Morning Has Broken playing loudly (probably too loudly for any lazy neighbours) and I was sitting cross legged on one of the benches in my shorts with a huge mug of tea, humming away to myself.
I felt so overjoyed with everything I wanted to write it down.
As I was sitting there a sparrow and a coal tit fluttered their way over to the bird feeder - it was only just by me but they were unperturbed by the presence of myself or even one of my cats, Bill, who was lounging in the sun at my feet.
Today is beautiful. As in the words 'morning has broken, like the first morning' it felt just like that.
Happiness is not being smarter or getting one up on someone. Happiness not money or wearing designer clothes
Happiness is the amazing, colourful, fresh, beautiful planet that we live on; be it for a long time or mere days.
I hope that (although this may well be read with cynicism and derision) there are loads of you out there in different countries taking a moment like that. If you haven't done it recently and are getting bogged down with life - do it. If you have no garden, go to a park on your own and watch squirrels running up the trees. And worker ants carrying chunks of leaves to their nest. It's incredible. Take in the beauty of nature.
Take a moment to look at how beautiful the sky looks. How fresh the morning air smells - you can nearly taste it.
I feel so lucky to be alive. I don't think I'm going to stop grinning today. Uber people, whoever you all are.... I love you all you lovely, weird internet people.
Oh and here's a photo of the view I just got from my garden. Yes it's a mess but it looks a damn sight better than it did when we moved in three months ago. Bindweed city.
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Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-08 05:13:41 EDT (#)
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Really glad to hear that girl. Enjoy life.
Submitted by mystiamoon (user info) at 2007-09-08 04:57:22 EDT (#)
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have moments like that alot lately.
probably why i was able to put balls to the wall and drop by this joint.
Submitted by mystiamoon (user info) at 2007-09-08 04:42:52 EDT (#)
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that song always reminds me of driving in the car with one of my parents as a small child. they listened to him alot.
fuck, i'm old!
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2007-09-04 11:26:51 EDT (#)
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I spent yesterday morning in a hammock being rocked by the wind. It was great.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-09-04 09:32:46 EDT (#)
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Great...now I've got "Cat's in the Cradle" in my head.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-09-04 07:08:10 EDT (#)
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(ahem)
Y'know how misery loves company?
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Consider yourself outta the clique.
-2DIE
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Heh.
Glad you had a good day.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-04 01:59:32 EDT (#)
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Submitted by BRKNDREAMZ (user info) at 2007-09-03 17:53:49 EDT (#)
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still needed a better garden, but enjoy.
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Its perfect for me. When I saw the size of the back of it (not seen in photo) and the two greenhouses and all the weeds I saw a project. And it WILL get there. No point in getting a garden thats already been done - I want to personalise it!
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-04 01:57:37 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Fabit (user info) at 2007-09-03 17:07:04 EDT (#)
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Hey Merlina, where are you living now? Spiffing garden!!
I miss you all so much :o(
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Place called Bushwood, near Wanstead, just on the edge of Epping Forest. Its beautiful.
Come visit - we have two lovely guest rooms..
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2007-09-03 20:23:00 EDT (#)
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nice one lady poo fingers.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-09-03 19:04:56 EDT (#)
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I don't really 'dig' nature, but i had a happy moment like that a couple of weeks ago at the league game - sitting on the grass with my mates, drinking beer - it was one of those 'i'm really glad to be here' moments.
Submitted by Fey (user info) at 2007-09-03 18:20:28 EDT (#)
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Shameless attentionwhoring follows.
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (View user info) at 2007-08-28 13:00:19 EDT
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The thing is, the story I'm writing refuses to condense and I don't have the time or inspiration to write a new one. Help.
Seriously, anybody out there interested in being emailed my story so far to give me feedback?
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-09-03 18:17:52 EDT (#)
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By which I mean I'm just saying something outlandish and stupid so people will read it and go "Ha ha ha, what a silly chap that Orgasmafellow is. ISN'T HE A CARD, GLADYS???" and maybe they'll like me give me hits and positive ratings and hopefully grow to know me as an ideal and start to make assumptions about my likes and dislikes and think they know me as a person and then perhaps email me privately requesting locks of my hair and/or bags of cinnamon measured out at my home kitchen while I'm in the nude and they'll smell the cinammon or stroke the locks or hair and imagine me in violet and laurel wreaths standing in an open field at sunset and they will love me and send me money, lots of money in non-sequential, unmarked $20s and $10s, or maybe a secure wire transfer of some sort it doesn't matter or hell at the very least some Fruit Roll Ups.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-09-03 18:14:37 EDT (#)
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I'd like to bury something in your bush............es.
By which I mean I have a corpse I need to dispose of.
Submitted by BRKNDREAMZ (user info) at 2007-09-03 17:53:49 EDT (#)
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still needed a better garden, but enjoy.
Submitted by Fabit (user info) at 2007-09-03 17:07:04 EDT (#)
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Hey Merlina, where are you living now? Spiffing garden!!
I miss you all so much :o(
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2007-09-03 14:53:59 EDT (#)
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Such a pretty green! I miss the rain. I'm in Los Angeles, and at 11 AM, it's over 100 degrees F! And oppressively humid. I imagine if I walked outside right now, I would explode like in "Total Recall".
Not that it isn't a beautiful morning. I notice that the reptiles are getting bigger.
Submitted by Davros (user info) at 2007-09-03 10:05:14 EDT (#)
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Glad you are enjoying the new place Merlina. Sorry I missed the housewarming, hopefully we can catch up soon.
-Dave
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 09:52:01 EDT (#)
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Excellent Merlina, just a pain trying to find out which flower shops stock them as can never have anything deilevered as im always at work!
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-03 09:41:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 08:53:32 EDT (#)
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Ok will pop after work, would love to buy a Japanese Orchid but more likely to be a Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis) How long has yours lasted for?
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Two years and counting... when the flowers die the first time you have to cut it right back and it will grow more the following year..
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 08:53:32 EDT (#)
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Ok will pop after work, would love to buy a Japanese Orchid but more likely to be a Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis) How long has yours lasted for?
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-03 08:05:33 EDT (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 05:27:37 EDT (#)
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Merlina I wish to buy someone an Orchid as a housewarming gift, any ideas where to go? You seem like you would know!
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Well a good florist or a dept store would probably have one. I have alovely pink and white one in my kitchen - they're gorgeous. Nice gift.
Submitted by Flying_buttmonkey (user info) at 2007-09-03 07:30:24 EDT (#)
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Jules my sweet you are probably the biggest hippy I know.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 05:27:37 EDT (#)
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Merlina I wish to buy someone an Orchid as a housewarming gift, any ideas where to go? You seem like you would know!
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-03 03:28:22 EDT (#)
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Timmaaaah is my other account Merlina, it got closed down ages ago hence ending up with EI which is far better! I have never made any secret of it. Anyway I may post a photo of Hurley the new dog soon!!
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-09-02 23:12:54 EDT (#)
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Love Cat Stevens' Father and Son.
Hi Pretty lady.
Submitted by NintendoCzar (user info) at 2007-09-02 23:08:38 EDT (#)
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Good post, good image, plain and simple.
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-09-02 22:44:07 EDT (#)
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Breaking shit is cool.
Wait, who the fuck is Cat Stevens?
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-09-02 19:42:13 EDT (#)
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this is it? one post today?
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-09-02 18:26:10 EDT (#)
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Why were you banned RR?
Submitted by RabiedRooster (user info) at 2007-09-02 18:11:08 EDT (#)
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All hail mighty bart for unbanning me!
Submitted by ShapeShifter (user info) at 2007-09-02 17:20:58 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-02 17:19:27 EDT (#)
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Happiness is from within, no one person can make anyone happy, you need to be happy within yourself for that to happen.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-09-02 16:36:07 EDT (#)
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"Happiness not money or wearing designer clothes"
Happiness is also not well grammar.
But well done. I think everyone should take little moments of zen.
World would probably be a nicer place and all that jazz.
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2007-09-02 16:04:47 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Sepsis (user info) at 2007-09-02 15:34:38 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-09-02 15:26:36 EDT (#)
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I kind of love the fact that your garden is a little bit of a mess.
Submitted by SPECIALk (user info) at 2007-09-02 15:17:46 EDT (#)
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:)
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-02 13:03:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2007-09-02 08:52:15 EDT (#)
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It occurred to me there with the sunset, how really happy I am with my current station in life. No, it's not AWESOME, but I'm pretty fuckin' content with it. I kissed The Girl on the forehead, finished my beer, and threw myself into the discussion of WHY Zepplin was more influencial than Sabbath...
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We'd get on so well if we met.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-09-02 12:42:31 EDT (#)
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I would like to roll around naked in your garden.
sqeeling with delight!
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-09-02 12:28:42 EDT (#)
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Last night was lovely. Wine and a cigar...
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-09-02 12:11:01 EDT (#)
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Hippie!
This made me smile but Shlongy's comments cracked me up.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-02 12:07:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by jamowilly40 (user info) at 2007-09-02 11:36:36 EDT (#)
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Only the STRONGEST antidepressants could make THAT garden seem like a NICE place to be.
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*Pokes tongue out*
plebbbttthhhh!
Looks like 'someone' needs to smile more.
Submitted by Realpolitik (user info) at 2007-09-02 11:37:07 EDT (#)
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+1 for cat stevens (I have been listening to FATHER AND SON habitually for the past 3 days)
+1 for feel good post (I was thinking the same thing while jogging on the National Mall while listening to Dancing in the Moonlight)
Submitted by jamowilly40 (user info) at 2007-09-02 11:36:36 EDT (#)
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Only the STRONGEST antidepressants could make THAT garden seem like a NICE place to be.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-09-02 11:26:42 EDT (#)
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I just woke up - scratched my balls - and immediately took a huge smash and threw up in a garbage can and now I' m going to have a cigarette and mix myself an Absolute Vanilla and Diet Vanilla Pepsi.
Then, I'll probably jack off to some internet pron while Mrs. Shlongy toils away at work.
Life couldn't get any better than this.
Submitted by SunnyG (user info) at 2007-09-02 10:59:28 EDT (#)
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I was hung over and miserable until I read this. Awesome
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-09-02 10:50:01 EDT (#)
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Although I was born (1970) before Teaser and the Firecat came out (1971) my father will call and leave that song as a message on my answering machine on my birthday.
I love Cat Stevens' music. I thought it was too bad when he converted to Islam and pretty much stopped being Cat Stevens. I recently saw some interview with him where he said he's begun performing some of his music when he was Cat Stevens as well as composing some new music that he claims will appeal to everyone.
I hope so. The man has a beautiful voice.
Submitted by AllyJeans (user info) at 2007-09-02 10:41:01 EDT (#)
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I love how homey it looks. :)
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-02 09:52:23 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-09-02 08:21:34 EDT (#)
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That's a pretty little piece of green you have there, girl. You have a way of writing that makes me feel what you're feeling. Your smile is contagious; I'm doing it right now. <3
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that's only the first third of the garden you can see. After the magnolia tree are the two greenhouses (bursting with juicy tomatoes, sweet yellow courgettes and hotter than hot chillies amongst other things). Then there is a huge back section which we are going make a secret garden; deck and cover with a trellis roof interwoven with vines and have an archway entrance out of laods of ivy.
Glad you're smiling to :D
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2007-09-02 09:25:27 EDT (#)
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I think you have the same 'landscape-architect' I used to have....before he ran off.
We had our coffee and breakfast on the roofgarden this morning before I had to go to work.
This post makes it worth a bit more to be out here.
Submitted by rorrim (user info) at 2007-09-02 09:25:00 EDT (#)
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Happyness +2.
Also beware of the neighbours. I recognized this : http://www.etisrebu.com/images/556.gif , in their garden on the left..
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2007-09-02 08:52:15 EDT (#)
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Thank You, dear...
Just the other night, I was sitting outside my apt with a few friends as the evening was beginning to cool off. We were just having a few casual beers and light-heartly arguing about muisc. It occurred to me there with the sunset, how really happy I am with my current station in life. No, it's not AWESOME, but I'm pretty fuckin' content with it. I kissed The Girl on the forehead, finished my beer, and threw myself into the discussion of WHY Zepplin was more influencial than Sabbath...
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-09-02 08:22:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Progr3ss (user info) at 2007-09-02 10:27:02 BST (#)
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Just remember that when you lay your new turf, you should alternate the direction you cut it everytime. Example: If you mow in a north to south direction one week, then next should be east to west. This will help with root strength and stop divets and rows forming in your soil which can let water run to in which it will lie and allow weeds to grow. Also you should not have straight edges as this is bad for root grow. Slight curves are best.
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You know, Uber has thrown up all sorts of weird hobbies and professions over the years but a grass expert is a new one
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-09-02 08:21:34 EDT (#)
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That's a pretty little piece of green you have there, girl. You have a way of writing that makes me feel what you're feeling. Your smile is contagious; I'm doing it right now. <3
Submitted by kirst-n-dennis (user info) at 2007-09-02 07:13:51 EDT (#)
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Happy Sunday mornings-cliched but real. Don't change your garden you'll get tons more wildlife with it the way it is.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:28:49 EDT (#)
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That's a great couple of tips there - thank you.
Submitted by Progr3ss (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:27:02 EDT (#)
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Just remember that when you lay your new turf, you should alternate the direction you cut it everytime. Example: If you mow in a north to south direction one week, then next should be east to west. This will help with root strength and stop divets and rows forming in your soil which can let water run to in which it will lie and allow weeds to grow. Also you should not have straight edges as this is bad for root grow. Slight curves are best.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:18:45 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Progr3ss (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:09:19 EDT (#)
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What's going on with your grass??
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Well its covered in weeds so we're currently (slowly) killing all the weeds which will take about 2 months. Then we dig it all up and lay new turf probably by spring. It'll be worth it in the end..
Submitted by Progr3ss (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:09:19 EDT (#)
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What's going on with your grass??
Submitted by DeMoNiC (user info) at 2007-09-02 05:07:07 EDT (#)
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I liked this. Enjoy the rest of your day!
If only the rest of us could enjoy something like that daily! happier people at work I would imagine. I for one cannot remember when I simply sat and watched nature. Nicely written :)