Mother Nature is a master creator of all forms of art: abstract, impressionist, realistic and more. By focusing our intent on the beauty of Nature and allowing the feelings of peace to permeate our beings, we can connect with the eternal pathways and patterns of life, and renew ourselves. In the Appalachian mountains there is a tradition of celebrating the “Greening Up” in spring. There is even a festival to honor this rite of Spring in the western North Carolina town of Sylva that is held every year on the fourth Saturday of April. Within a week, the bare, brown trees that resemble the stubble of a man’s beard covering the vistas as far as the eyes can >>