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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!

As 2011 ends and the next calendar year begins, I'm reminded that as impressive as many of the human-created celebrations and spectacles are, the ones provided by the natural world will put us in our places.


Fireworks pale in comparison. How can we compete with this?


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There was one small group of clouds in the otherwise empty sky yesterday morning, but they were perfectly positioned to be colored by the rising sun:





See, I told you winter trees were wonderful!

Wishing everybody a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2012!

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7 comments:

  1. Linda/patchworkJanuary 1, 2012 at 11:18 AM

    Those are great photos! You're right...nature does give us the best shows.

    Happy New Year!

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  2. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)January 1, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Happy New Year to you, Alan!

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  3. Christine @ The Gardening BlogJanuary 1, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Thank you for sharing your "firework display" with us! Its beats any man-made one hands down.
    Happy New year to you and yours :)

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  4. Stupid Garden PlantsJanuary 1, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    Nature had us beat a million years ago. Beautiful photos, and a Happy New Years to you. Keep snapping photos and digging holes.

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  5. Marie at the Lazy WJanuary 1, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Beautifully said and proven! Nature is the best beauty we can find. Starry nights have been incredible in Oklahoma this week.. Happy New Year!

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  6. HELENEJanuary 1, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Beautiful photos, Happy New Year to you Alan.

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  7. scottweberpdxJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    So true...nothing can compete with nature...nothing!

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