Pine woods give up their winter secrets

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Brrrrrrrrr The thermometer may read 35 degrees, but when you step outside, the wind slices like a knife, and it feels at least ten degrees colder. On winter days like this, it’s easy to forego the walk to the mailbox. Besides, the leaves are gone, the grass is brown, and there doesn’t seem to be [...]

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Winter Storm Brings Unexpected Connection and Warmth

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Seattle, Washington, experienced an unusual snowstorm earlier this month. My brother Bruce Herbert, Founder and Chief Executive of Newground Social Investment, wrote from his Seattle home that while the snow accumulation was only a few inches, the freezing and thawing on Seattle’s steep hills made for hazardous driving conditions. The way Bruce and his wife Nancy spent [...]

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Connect with your Inner Artist

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Introducing Nature Connection Messenger/Artist: Jackie Catteron Sometimes you come across a work of art that is so full of light and warmth and beauty that you just wish you could meet the artist. That happened to me last year when I bought some beautiful notecards featuring birds and flowers and country scenes that just…well, they [...]

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