In a time when it is easy to be overcome by fear or worry, we want this series of blog posts to give you simple, gentle, and dynamic ways to reclaim an atmosphere of peace, joy, and wonder in your home. We can all then help shine light to the world by sharing how we are choosing beauty daily. Please join us by using the hashtag #choosingbeauty on social media.
#ChoosingBeauty – Day 8
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“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind.”
-Job 12:7-10
“Hunters in the Snow” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1565)
Activities
Look: Study the picture. Notice everything you can and try to remember the vast landscape. Imagine yourself in the painting. Where would you like to be? What is the weather like? Imagine what sounds you would hear. Can you locate the tracks left in the snow? Close your eyes. Can you still imagine the picture? Look again. Now look away. Tell everything you remember without looking.
Read: “Following the Deer” Secrets of the Woods by William Long
Observe: Print this animal track field guide, or grab one off your shelf. Go outside and look for places where animal tracks might show up well–in the snow, in the mud, in a boggy place, etc. Scat can also tell you an animal friend has been by. Can you find any tracks? Using your field guide, can you guess what animal left them? Draw a picture of any tracks you find.
Read: “Rabbit” by Tom Robertson
Listen:“As the Deer Panteth” performed by St. Stephen’s Choir.
Share: What gave you joy today? #choosingbeauty
Further Reading:
Field Trips by Jim Arnosky
Wild Tracks by Jim Arnosky
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