“Late last month the Boundary Waters was named a dark sky sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association, a nonprofit that works around the world to reduce light pollution and protect night skies. It’s one of just 13 such designations in the world. To qualify, a place has to have exceptional starry nights, and a “nocturnal environment…
Into the semi-wild… Vacation noun, often attributive va·ca·tion \vā-ˈkā-shən, və-\ a respite or a time of respite from something Examples of vacation in a sentence: A single woman, de-spoused and with grown kids out of the house and in need of respite from the ordinary, finds a spot on a map and a range of…
For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the Love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Christ, our God, to Thee we raise This our Sacrifice of Praise. Original text from 1864 of Folliott S. Pierpoint’s hymn “For the Beauty of the Earth” When I…
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