Write a Love Letter to Nature

As part of the 30 X 30 Nature Challenge with David Suzuki Foundation I have written a Love Letter to Nature

Dearest nature you are such an essential part of my life, you nurture me in a way no one else can.

I see your beauty... sunlight sparkling on water, blinding crystals of snow, lightning flashes against stormy skies, you dazzle me.

The dark green of needles on trees that stand bravely thru winter, brilliant blue skies , the bright reds, yellow, purple and blue petals of endless varieties of flowers that bring joy to my heart.

The soft shades of pink at sunset, the gentle browns, greys & creams of tree trunks, the endless shades of green they soothe me.

The infinite variety of colors that you create paint pictures that define my world.

I hear your song ... foliage or snow crunching as I walk,

buzzing, humming, clicks, trills, croaks, honks, bellows, grunts, shrieks, screams, roars, trumpeting sounds that comfort, thrill and frighten me

wind humming thru the grass, whispering thru the leaves, hissing across the snow, the thunder and roar of summer storms.

the pounding and dripping of rain which nourishes everything around me.

I smell your perfume ... of soil, leaves on the ground, freshly cut grass, flowers, the tang of salt water, the sharpness of winter, the scents surround and enthral l me.

I feel your touch ... the light brush of snowflakes, the patting of rain drops, the stroking of the breeze through my hair.

I feel your power ... in the sting of the snow in a blizzard, the pull of waves and currents, the crashing of snow and rocks as they fall,

the ferocity of the winds in tornado's and hurricanes ... sometimes you terrify me.

I feel your love ... laying in the grass on a hot summer day and watching white puffy clouds float across the sky,

snorkelling with beautiful fish and coral, hiking in the mountains, riding and bathing elephants in Thailand,

and best of all hanging out with you in my garden planting and harvesting all the bounty that I helped grow.

Everything comes from you! I will love you for all of my life.