Green is a relaxing color and nature provides it in many shades and textures. This driveway surrounded by a myriad of greens is a sure sign you are home.

 

I give thanks for all things green

 

I give thanks for all things green;

For trees and leaves, caterpillars and beans.

 

For the algae and moss that grows where the world is wet;

And for succulents growing in soils with a water debt.

 

I give thanks for all things green;

They furnish our world with oxygen and caffeine.

 

Green chlorophyll is queen, a molecule most supreme;

She captures energy for us to live and move and dream.

 

I give thanks for all things green;

And flowers which bloom in all colors including aquamarine.

 

I give thanks for bugs and fungus and slimy things all around;

Our earth would not be as lovely or function as well with out them in our town.

 

Green stink bugs mar the tomatoes; green mantises eat the bugs;

Not all which creep and crawl are thugs, some even deserve hugs.

 

I give thanks for the veggies in my garden most green;

And sharing with birds, bees and worms a pleasant routine.

 

For kids with faces and tongues made green from a Popsicle;

I hide spinach in spaghetti sauce for eaters most fickle.

 

I give thanks for all things green;

My table is full and my family and friends healthy and serene.

 

I give thanks for the balancing act that sustains the earth;

We all have a role to play and all of us are of great worth.

 

 

Have you notice how many shades of green Mother Nature uses to paint the earth? From green-gold to green black and every shade in between, the earth is a feast of green for our eyes.

Flowers are brighter and more effective with a foil of green. The color pops and the eye is drawn when color is an accent against a lush back drop of green.

 

 Salvia 'Black and Blue' is a lovely sight. It brightens gardens year 'round in warm climates and spring though frost in cooler locations. The ladybug and the bloom benefit from the presence of the other. The blooms attract insect visitors, the ladybug feasts on those visitors. I give thanks for the colors of the rainbow, the royal purple of a bloom, the orange of a ladybug and the green of life-giving leaves.