These are my top ten reasons today - tomorrow they could be quite different. We may all have different reasons to say “Thank you” to Nature, but I'm sure everyone has reason to say the words.
- Newborn puppies - triple brushed with "Cute dust" It doesn't matter which breed they are, they will make you smile
- Rainbows - with their promise of every colour in the world, they are the most beautiful thing, even if you can never get to the pot of gold
- Rain clouds when there's a drought on. There's nothing better that the drum of rain on a steel roof when the rain's been scant.
- Clear blue skies in the good times. Sometimes a blue sky is the only one you want. Summer days, or a clear warm Autumn day - bliss.
- The miracle of spring - all can be renewed. There's hope in that for us in so many diferent ways.
- Birds that show us how to fly, sing to us, charm us. I love the birds of prey, hovering, then the studied swoop to the ground - no jet has flown better.
- Trees, all of them always - may they continue for ever. Stop knocking them down, please.
- Fire - another miracle - the one that helped make us human. We learnt to gather together, cook together, tell stories. Gazing into the fire reminds us of these things.
- The loyalty of dogs - if you love dogs you know what I mean, if you don't love them, I pity you
- The elegance of cats - love them or not, there's not much more elegant than a cat when it stretches after a sleep
What are your reasons to say “Thank you” to Nature today?
