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="november2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November"><U>November</U></A>   |   <A HREF="october2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="October"><U>October</U></A>   |   <A HREF="september2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="September"><U>September</U></A>   |   <A HREF="august2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="August"><U>August</U></A>   |   <A HREF="july2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="July"><U>July</U></A>   |   <A HREF="june2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="June"><U>June</U></A>   |   <A HREF="may2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="May"><U>May</U></A>   |   <B>April</B>   |   <A HREF="march2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A>   |   <A HREF="february2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="February"><U>February</U></A>   |   <A HREF="january2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="January"><U>January</U></A>   |   <A HREF="december20042005.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 stream continues to rise...</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="141b79db0.jpg" border=0 width="633" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                            <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >stream</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> the Canada geese return... </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="141e96db0.jpg" border=0 width="662" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >Canada geese</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> and Raccon investigates a terrain transformed. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="141c79db0.jpg" border=0 width="633" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                 R<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >accoon's tracks</FONT> </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The deer bound across the field again...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="142479db0.jpg" border=0 width="633" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                        <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >deer</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> and as the willow tree wakens to the spring...</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="140188a60.jpg" border=0 width="904" height="678" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                                                           <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >willow tree</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> beauty beyond words!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="140088a60.jpg" border=0 width="904" height="678" 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="march2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="March"><U>March</U></A> to see the snowdrops bloom and the stream begin to rise . 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>                                                                                      <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0066FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >                                                                                              </FONT></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>