I thought I would share a beautiful poem this morning along with these soft photos of flowers. These flowers have been hanging around in an unfinished blog post for most of a year. It’s time that I share them.

Soon my peonies will be in bloom and I will have peony photos to share. Meanwhile,

Walk Gently

Walk gently on this earth with purposeful steps

You share this space with seven billion human beings

And countless other precious life forms

Just like you

They all want to be happy

Just like you

They all need love

We’re not going to survive unless we walk

Gently on this earth together,

Until we touch something in others that

Feels just like the shards of our own pain,

The fluttering warmth of our own joy,

Until we sew their wounds into our hearts

And seal it with our own skin

   — Anon

I watched the first committee hearing of the House Jan. 6 Committee last night. It was hard to watch, bringing back the horror of what I felt as I watched live news during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on our Capitol. But it also brings me hope that people will listen and hear the truth. I hope that there are many who treasure our democracy over inflammatory rhetoric and lies.

The weather has been totally beautiful and lovely these first 10 days of June. I have so enjoyed these open window days. It looks as if we are in for a warm-up now. Though I would love to see the milder weather continue, the seasons turn and more warmth is what summer brings. I feel so grateful to live here with all of the green beauty, plentiful rain, and beautiful lakes.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend my friends, in which you walk gently on this earth.

May you walk in beauty.


Marilyn

Photographer sharing beauty, grace & joy in photographs and blog posts. I live in the Twin Cites in Minnesota, the land of lakes, trees, and wonderful nature.

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