If you truly love nature, you will find beauty every where. ~ Vincent Van Gogh

Many people have special celebrations or meals to denote the start of a new year. Growing up, we typically ate sausage and sauerkraut on January 1. It’s also the first Friday of 2021. How better to celebrate life and the start of 2021 than out in nature?

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First we found some fungi and then we discovered some holiday spirit on the trail. Then we found a small stream.

SkeinHerder’s Songs: Today I’m listening to the soothing sounds of nature from our babbling stream.

Burt prefers to celebrate life all snuggled up in a fleece throw.

How will you celebrate the start of 2021? Try taking a moment to show gratitude to the world around you.