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The gladdest thing

Mary Elyn Bahlert

I will be the gladdest thing
    Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
    And not pick one. — “Afternoon on a Hill,” Edna St. Vincent Millay

For a couple of days – for a few hours this week – my husband and I and two good friends were, indeed, “the gladdest thing under the sun!” We drove and we hiked up hills and we walked among the hills at Carrizo Plain National Monument in South Central California. The long drive was worth it!

Enjoy this tiny sliver of the beauty that was ours to savor, to enjoy, just for a time:

Carrizo Plain National Monument, photo by Mary Elyn Bahlert, April 11, 2023

Published by Mary Elyn Bahlert

I am a spiritual seeker, a seeker who has "taken a drink from many cups." I love to accompany others on the deeper journey to witness to their True Self. Now a writer, photographer and poet, I have retired from full-time ministry as a pastor in downtown Oakland, CA.

1 thought on “The gladdest thing”

  1. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous picture, Mary Elyn! I need to spend some time outside this week to see the super bloom firsthand. Hugs to you and Jeff.

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