April

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=105 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a9c0021ezvthe.jpg"> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#66CCCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Nature and Spirit   </B></FONT><B>|  </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spirit and Nature_Alan Lorefice"><U><B>home </B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="november2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November"><U>November</U></A>   |   <A HREF="october2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October"><U>October</U></A>   |   <A HREF="september2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September"><U>September</U></A>   |   <A HREF="august2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August"><U>August</U></A>   |   <A HREF="july2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July"><U>July</U></A>   |   <A HREF="june2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June"><U>June</U></A>   |   <A HREF="may2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May"><U>May</U></A>   |   <B>April</B>   |   <A HREF="march2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A>   |   <A HREF="february2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February"><U>February</U></A>   |   <A HREF="january2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January"><U>January</U></A>   |   <A HREF="december20032004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="December"><U>December</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=375 BGCOLOR="#66CCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Grove in spring. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11317fdf0.jpg" border=0 width="639" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                            <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Grove</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The stream flows through the awakening trees ... </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11327fdf0.jpg" border=0 width="639" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Stream</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> and the grass grows... </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="112f7fdf0.jpg" border=0 width="639" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                              <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >grass </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> the hill transforms beneath bright skies...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="112b88a60.jpg" border=0 width="904" height="678" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" > hill</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> and amid the stir of life...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="11347fdf0.jpg" border=0 width="639" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >cherry tree branch</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> beauty beyond words!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="112906080.jpg" border=0 width="774" height="1032" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                            <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" > cherry tree                                                          </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" >   *</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> As always, you can return to <A HREF="march2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A> to see the  billowing cloud filled skies and the Grove preparing for spring. Then too, you can accompany me as we continue on with work on <A HREF="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.alanloreficeandcompany.org/id"><U>A Windhorse Project</U></A> which continues as always! </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                               </div> <div>                                                          <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > * pictures courtesy of A Luminous Diamond (Bright) Crystal Show productions. </FONT></div> <div>                                        </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>