Heaven on Earth

Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning(gratefulness.org)
Aurora Leigh



These are ancient Bristlecone pines which grow on the Northside of the mountain in acidic soil 7000 to 9000 ft. up where nothing else can grow - live ones have been found up to 6000 yrs old and "dead" ones still standing sentinel can be over 9000 years old. Photo take on White Mountains above the Owens Valley in California (Eastern side of Yosemite on Nevada border)Ron Alexander

 

And for some place the beauty of Heaven is obvious: