Tag Archives: redwood

Nature’s Pearls

Posted on April 25, 2017 by russtowne

Dew drops cradled in new growth of one of the redwood trees in our small redwood grove. With Love, Russ

Posted in Beauty, Nature, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, dew, image, nature, redwood | 2 Comments

Climbing The World’s Tallest Tree

Posted on December 4, 2012 by russtowne

As many of you know, I love redwood trees and live in redwood country. I love their beauty and magnificence. It is a spriritual thing to me to be among such ancient and towering living things which provide homes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Stories That Touched Me, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged (That's Half The Battle!), ancient, climbing the world's tallest tree, creatures, Dan Lewis, Hyperion, Now I Know, plant, Prometheus, redwood, world's tallest tree | 4 Comments

Paradise

Posted on June 10, 2012 by russtowne

My beloved wife and I spent today in paradise. We walked in an ancient redwood forest along a large creek with clear flowing water, small waterfalls, and deep pools. All around us towered my favorite tree as we walked among … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Healing, Inspiring, Nature, True Stories I've Written | Tagged awe, beloved, carpet, child, clover, creek, dance, ferns, First grade, forest, home, inpiring, kindergarten, Life, Love, memory, nature, paradise, redwood, rhythm, shadow, soothe. soothing, sorrel, Special Ed, spirit, sun, teacher, trees, walk, waterfall, waterfalls, wife, wind, woman, woman of my life | 3 Comments

This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Gratitude, Nature, Praise | Tagged aleafinspringtime, award, dogs, Duke, everyday hero, Facebook, favorite, favorite place, FB, fern, fern garden, ferns, Gina, heart-warming, Hero, honored, humbled, JanBeek, pawstotalk, redwood, redwood grove, sunshine, Sunshine Award, thought-provoking, Twitter, uplifting | 4 Comments

Meet Rusty My New Avatar

Posted on May 27, 2012 by russtowne

Some of you may have noticed that my avatar has changed. It is now a photo of Rusty a bear with a lot of personality that is made out of carved redwood and sits in my small redwood grove and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Family "Fun", Generosity, Humor, Nature | Tagged avatar, birthday, birthday gifts, fern garden, ferns, fun, funny, gifts, kid, kids, redwood, redwood grove, redwoods, Rusty | 5 Comments

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Courage, Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Education, Family "Fun", Friendship, Generosity, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Optimism, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged blessed, Career, child, children, Chocolate Lab, commute, Dog, dream, dreams, Duke, Family, fern, ferns, friends, garden, grateful, gratitude, grove, home, house, job, kids, morning, morning reflections, profession, redwood, redwoods, support network, wife, window | 5 Comments

What I’m Most Proud Of and Grateful For

Posted on February 12, 2012 by russtowne

I’m proud of my friends, investing ability and results, my redwood grove and fern garden, some of my songs and stories, and my dog Duke whom I mentioned in a recent post, but by far I’m most proud of my … Continue reading →