I have land that needs work or clearing. Poison ivy and oak are a nuisance. If you get the leaves against your skin or you get in the smoke from burning these vines, it can produce an annoying itchy rash for weeks. As I was walking a path this fall, a bed of ivy had turned golden orange. Such a nuisance weed had transformed the ground to something beautiful. As I was thinking about how the Lord makes things beautiful that were once ugly, I appreciated the outdoor lesson. My life was certainly ugly before he began a process of restoration.