"We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole."

-Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods" and "Vitamin N"

"Every spring is the only spring -- a perpetual astonishment."

-Edith Pargeter, author

What if you saw a robin's nest? Or a flock of birds? What if your heart filled up with the light blue hue of the sky?

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Robert Timmons, Star Tribune

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