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4/21/11: Happy Birthday to John Muir born on this day 173 years ago in Dunbar, Scotland, to Daniel and Ann Muir. John’s father was fanatically religious and apparently believed that a rigorous work ethic was more Godly and important that taking the time to love and admire his makers creation. Thankfully his mother was more understanding and encouraging to him about his love of nature and adventure. We owe her a huge debt of gratitude. (There is a nice bio about Muir on the Sierra Club’s website and several other places on the Internet)
The Blue Mug filled with bird friendly coffee salutes John Muir, his wanderlust, love of beauty, and his dauntless work to conserve wild and breathtakingly beautiful places. Where would we be today without what he did, what would our planet be like without his vision?
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. John Muir
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