'nurture' ~ beeswax, oil pastels, watercolors, casein paint and acrylics on heavy watercolor paper

 my friends, the solstice is here again!   i wish you a peaceful one...

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The Earth, that is sufficient,

I do not want the constellations any nearer,

I know they are very well where they are,

I know they suffice for those who belong to them.

~ Walt Whitman, from 'Song of the Open Road'