"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." Albert Einstein
Fall is a beautiful time of the year to find movement outdoors. It is an excellent way to spend a day on a trail surrounded by the vibrant colors of this season. For more information, check out The Bicycle Revolution. It provides information about creating more bicycle-friendly communities. This independent, nonprofit project’s web site has a link to a film about creating bicycle-friendly cites. If you are in the U.S.A. there is a listing of Local Bicycle Organizations. The European Cyclists' Federation has a variety of resources for those interested in helping encourage change in the way people travel. It provides information about global bicycle advocacy with links to a variety of resources. World Bicycle Relief provides bicycles to people in low-income areas of the world. The durable, dependable Buffalo bicycles are designed for the toughest terrains. Users can rely on the bicycles for work, school, and other essential services that otherwise might be out of reach. This nonprofit also supports a local network of bicycle mechanical mechanics who maintain and repair the bicycles. The International Bicycle Fund (IBF) emphasizes the universal benefits of cycling for both people and the planet. A reduction in reliance on automobiles benefits the environment with cleaner air and society with safer cities. The IBF website has links to resources for more information.
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"The birds of the sky nest by them; they sing among the branches." Psalm 104:12 WEB
Taken with an iPhone 6s on August 28, 2019 in Calumet County, Wisconsin USA Ceramic Mallard is from mid-1980's. Today's post was previously posted on 8/28/2020. "A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam and for a brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world. And although we wish it could have stayed, we are so thankful to have seen it at all." Anonymous This photo of a monarch butterfly was taken on September 22, 2020 with a Nikon D3200 at Ledge View Nature Center, Chilton, WI USA.
Timely Beauty "He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3:11a WEB This image was scanned from a photo probably taken with a Kodak Instamatic camera before 2007. Location is unknown.
"Each little flow'r that opens,
each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings. Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all." Cecil Frances Alexander - 1848 Photo was taken on June 23, 2023 with an iPhone SE in Harrison, WI USA. On Earth Day, April 22, 2023, I am thinking about and thankful for the world that provides so many outdoor opportunities to be active. It also makes me think about the things I do, should do, and don't do for the world I live in. For more information, check out Earth Day: The Official Site. Activities for adults and children can be found on this Parade page. This butterfly was photographed on July 22, 2019 with an iPhone 6s at Ledge View Nature Center, Chilton, WI USA.
Hiking outdoors in early spring provides an opportunity to study trees before the leaves hide much of the uniqueness of their branches. These leafless trees have a beauty that is emphasized by the sky and clouds behind them. "5 I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor,
on your wondrous works. 6 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness. 7 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness." Psalm 145:5-7 WEB A tree tops and sky photo was taken with an iPhone SE on March 23, 2023 in High Cliff State Park, Sherwood, WI USA. It's exciting to watch how nature changes in spring, and new growth in plants depends on the plant, it's location, and the weather. Whether it's fast or slow, it all happens in it's own time. “Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” Jessica Harrelson
This photo was taken on May 9, 2019 with an iPad Air in Harrison, WI USA. NEW! Check out Positively Active for updated links. Cloud gazing is one of my favorite things to do all year round. Learning the names of the clouds and cloud formations is not all that important, I just enjoy looking at and photographing them. The way the clouds radiated from a central cluster behind the tree was a special moment on a beautiful, sunny March day. "Now, if God made the clouds so beautiful, did He not mean us to gaze upon them and be thankful for them?” Alfred Rowland
This photo of Ames Point between Lake Winnebago and Miller's Bay in Menomonie Park, Oshkosh, WI USA was taken with an iPhone SE on March 8, 2023. “He has made everything beautiful in its time.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11 WEB This photo was taken on June 6, 2007 with a Canon PowerShot A630 in the Fairbanks, Alaska USA area. |
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