Good bye to this trip to the Nature Center

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Sometimes bad things happen. Things die, or are left behind. This green pick up truck has a sign in the window: "Compost Happens" The front plate says "Prairie Person". It is driven by a volunteer, who has designed the ornamental gardens, and likely has paid for or furnished the bedding plants himself. His buttery yellow shirt says "Gardener" in green block print. So, bad things happen to us. They leave a residue behind. The good thing is, we can sweep up all those things and put them in a large pile. We can stir them a bit with a shovel or pitch fork. As we watch that manure, and fallen leaves, and grass clippings and dead flowers all turns into beautiful rich soil. We can ruminate on the bad things in our lives, and take the good with the bad. Offer prayers to understand. In the long run it has the potential to grow a beautiful soul, a lovely spirit that offers sweetness to the small creatures, the travelers, the needy. I hope some compost happens in my life. I want to nourish the beauty in the world. Compost happens, and so does growth.