The older I get the more I love nature.

[raccoon]

And that's all right with me.

Any others experience this?

[PassingFair]

1. My father became a real tree-hugger after his ALS diagnosis....

I mean, he would actually want to be taken
to the park so he could FEEL the bark.

I miss him so much.

:cry:

[raccoon]

2. I feel your pain. My mother died 6 years ago. Sometimes I think I'll never

get used to her being gone.

[PassingFair]

3. Most of the time, I realize that I was lucky to have been raised by him.

Gratitude is the primary emotion now,
but grief is still a component at times.

:hug:

It's been 10 year since he died,
but I often find myself making funny faces
and mugging it up to make everyone around me happy,
and I KNOW I am only imitating him.

:cry:

[livetohike]

4. I'm noticing the little things more now, but I've always been a

nature lover. It's my religion, I guess.... Now that I'm retired I have the time to learn the names of all the wildflowers I see, etc.

[Moondog]

5. I have always loved it.

But I now have the time to enjoy it. So I seem to appreciate it more than I once did.