Ordinary Miracles
"Ordinary miracles,
One for every star.
No lightning bolt or clap of thunder,
Only joy and quiet wonder.
Endless possibilities,
Right before our eyes.
Oh, see the way a miracle multiplies."
Lyrics from "Ordinary Miracles" (1994) written by Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Performed by Barbra Streisand.
The joy of this time of year for me as the winter season turns slowly to spring is that one day when I go for a walk a branch juts out or hangs within my view that is ready to burst forth with new life, be it flowers or foliage, and the next day when I walk past it, it can be ablaze with blossom and buzzing with bees. An example of this are flowering gums where the flowers hang in seemingly lifeless and hard pods one day, and then appear in a bright burst of stamens like a firework in brilliant colour. The bees love fossicking in these flowers for polen to make their delicious, sweet honey. Mother Nature surrounds us with beautiful, ordinary miracles, if only we pause to stop and notice.
Ordinary Miracles
"Ordinary miracles,
One for every star.
No lightning bolt or clap of thunder,
Only joy and quiet wonder.
Endless possibilities,
Right before our eyes.
Oh, see the way a miracle multiplies."
Lyrics from "Ordinary Miracles" (1994) written by Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn and Alan Bergman. Performed by Barbra Streisand.
The joy of this time of year for me as the winter season turns slowly to spring is that one day when I go for a walk a branch juts out or hangs within my view that is ready to burst forth with new life, be it flowers or foliage, and the next day when I walk past it, it can be ablaze with blossom and buzzing with bees. An example of this are flowering gums where the flowers hang in seemingly lifeless and hard pods one day, and then appear in a bright burst of stamens like a firework in brilliant colour. The bees love fossicking in these flowers for polen to make their delicious, sweet honey. Mother Nature surrounds us with beautiful, ordinary miracles, if only we pause to stop and notice.