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Those Where The Days or It Was One Of Those Days?

Rod Jones Artist-writer
3 min readOct 18, 2023

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Those Where The Days or It Was One Of Those Days: Surrounded by nature was a blessing for me during my most informative years. I could climb way high up into a Ponderosa Pine. From that perch, the 360° view was always exhilarating. The birds speak a different language the higher you go. What happens as trees rise from the ground they are moving ever closer to the heavens.

Nature in all its splendor and dynamics is self-ruling. It’s as alive as you or I, perhaps more so. Nature lives on its own terms, but is more than happy to share its ever-evolving and maturing beauty. From its tiniest element to the incalculable dimensions of the universe. It’s always sharing with anyone and everyone who takes the time to see and listen.

The privilege of taking a walk.

Some people won’t be bothered and others physically can’t, but they know they would if they could. I highly recommend walking. It truly is a time when you can join in with nature. Even if it’s a walk in the city you will discover a little bit of nature’s presence. It could be a decorative tree on the sidewalk or perching birds on a window’s edge. Of course, if you can walk in a park or better yet escape to the mountains or the deserts and go for a walk, or as I used to say when I was growing up in the mountains, “I am going for a hike.” If you just get…

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Rod Jones Artist-writer
Rod Jones Artist-writer

Written by Rod Jones Artist-writer

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