Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the s…

Diane Ackerman
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Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth. ✨ Diane Ackerman, Dave Thurlow, C. Ralph Adler (1999). Soul of the Sky: Exploring the Human Side of Weather
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