What aspects of the natural world are a source of inspiration to me?

I have a squirrel who comes to eat in my back yard. One day, I realized he was injured. I could see a large red spot on the end of his left front leg. but couldn’t get close enough to examine it. I found myself watching for him every day and noticed the red area getting smaller. Now it is gone and it is obvious that he has lost use of his left hand. It just hangs there and he eats with his right hand. When he runs he uses the joint above it (his wrist?) to lean on. He’s a survivor. The other thing that comes to mind is watching the cycle of the trees. It’s finally getting cold enough to change the colors of the leaves. We can learn so much about our own life from the cycle of the seasons which is always reflected in the trees in NE Kansas where we have all four seasons of weather. Several years ago, I wrote a poem about what the trees have taught me. I share it below:
The Wisdom of Trees by Carol Ann Conner

The Cycle of the Seasons
teaches us about beliefs.
It teaches us that they are like leaves
on the Tree of Life.

Every Spring they appear,
young, innocent, and green.
They dress the barren branches
with new life.

They nurture the tree
and purify the air for us,
absorbing toxins and
releasing life-giving oxygen.

Then in a sacrificial blaze
of autumn color,
they fall, hugging the earth,
and enriching its soil.

They become
a loving sacrifice
to feed the roots
of a greater awareness.