Needing Nature

Woke up in a funk today and couldn't seem to shake it off. Instead of fighting it, I embraced it and am sharing this very mellow song, which has always been one of my favorite Dan Fogelberg songs from his Home Free album. I still am so bummed that such a talented man passed away and cannot continue to share his music with us. I rank his death up there with the death of John Denver, another nature loving soul. If you are not familiar with this, the words "Watching the sun come up over the rooftops.....There is really no way to say 'no' to the morning...Cloudy and warm, maybe a storm, you can never quite tell from the morning........There is really nothing left to say but come on morning. " There were several videos on YouTube but the live versions were pretty old and not the greatest quality. I liked this one, which of course fits totally with our nature theme with its beautiful photography. I have to say that my petty "life" irritations of the ...

Many songs, poems, etc. have nature related themes that sometimes capture how we feel and what nature means to us. I'm going to have a Nature Song Of The Week, and with Christmas around the corner, I'm going to start off with a Christmas song. It's not a traditional Christmas song, so you may not have heard it, but please hear me out on it and give me a chance. The song is: Medley: Alfie and the Christmas Tree/Carol For A Christmas Tree/It's In Every One Of Us.........From: Don't laugh!!! This is most definitely NOT your traditional Christmas song, and don't let either the Muppets or John Denver keep you away from at least giving it a listen. This particular song/medley talks about a tree who loved his life in the woods and ultimately goes on to give the message that everyone has the potential to understand the need for peace on earth. I loved this song when my kids were little and now that they're older, we all love it. The whole album i...