“Imagination prepares me to accept certain things as enriching experiences rather than disregard them as whimsical nonsense.” Cedric
The Milkweed Monster
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Gratitude Lists
It’s in the details Saturday afternoon and sitting on the patio of a local coffee shop. CSU is playing a football game so pretty much have the place to myself. A beautiful day. It was 47 degrees this morning at 7:00 am and is now 83 degrees with clear blue skies. The cool breeze is refreshing.
Every day is a day for gratitude. Over the past few years I’ve acquired the habit of making gratitude lists in my journals. Some days it’s only one thing and some days it’s a longer list. A list is important for me as a visual person, something written in black and white that I can see. Today I’m grateful for the details in this dandelion. Do you write out a gratitude list?
Enjoy your weekend!
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Discovery
Discovered these flowers on a small island at the entry to the parking lot at Lory Student Center.
“When we begin to listen with our hearts rather than our heads, our whole world changes and becomes softer.”
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A bit more color before they’re all gone
Flowers from the CSU Experimental Gardens 
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Sunset in a Western Salsify
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The Wonder of Nature
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Common Chicory
Common Chicory Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons, or roots, which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber.
Chicory is grown as a forage crop for livestock. It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and is now common in North America, China, and Australia, where it has become widely naturalized. “Chicory” is also the common name in the United States for curly endive; these two closely related species are often confused. (Wikipedia)
