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2 comments about “The simple sense of wonder at the shapes of things, and at their exuberant independence of our intellectual standards and our trivial definitions, is the basis of spirituality. — G.K. Chesterton”

Christy -- March 1st, 2010 at 11:53 am

Does picking up the dog poo in my backyard count? The snow melted away to reveal a whole lot of grossness. yech

Mary Elizabeth Williams -- March 1st, 2010 at 4:31 pm

Was that a place of wonder (why do they DO this) or cleaning up a naturally beautiful site? Plant ivy. It eats poo, it doesn’t have to be mowed, it harbors beneficial insects and small animals, and unless you don’t like lumpy snow, it always looks great.

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