Last week I explored outdoors near my homeland in eastern PA (Chester County), and am so thankful for the work of area land conservation groups. Thanks to the foresight and coordinated effort by these organizations , many large parcels of land, with mixtures of fields, woods, and streams are cared for, and accessible to the public. Last week I visited Sadsbury and Crow's Nest Preserves, maintained by the Natural Lands Trust (See http://www.natlands.org). I'm grateful for these quiet places to roam, and appreciate. They kindle my artist's eye with color and texture, and unite my roots (boots in the soil of my growing-up) with present day enthusiasm (joy of discovery, wonder) to find what lies around the bend or beyond the top of the next hill. As the weather warms a bit, I'm going back with pastels and oils, to immerse in this land and see what images flow forth.
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