Renewal in Nature's Beauty

It seems to me that particularly during the fall, our skies here in the area of Washington where I live, change almost minute by minute. Their beauty is breathtaking and every time I look up I feel a sense of renewal, of gratitude, of joy, of awe. During difficult times such as we are all experiencing these days, I find that the way for me to renew myself, my faith, my joy is found in taking a few minutes to focus on the beauty in our lives regardless of where we find that -- in nature, in family, in whatever lifts us out of the dark hole it is so easy to slip, slide or fall into during the week. So here are some of my reminders, I hope they work for you as they do for me.