Nature
Clark the Mountain Beaver’s 10-Year Anniversary!
Celebrating Clark the Mountain Beaver and His Big Adventure! 10-year anniversary with second edition. Same lovable Mountain Beaver and friends!
Read MoreA Tribute to Robert Redford
When someone makes a profound impact on your life, it only seems fitting to acknowledge them. No I didn’t know him personally but he has been a constant in my life since I was thirteen.
Read MoreMonday Morning Musings
I recently read about a term called Noticing Nature Intervention (NNI), hence my Monday Morning Musings. The premise is based on research that shows by taking time to purposely notice nature that is already in your life—for even a few minutes a day — we can strengthen positive emotions such as hopefulness, peacefulness, rejuvenation and awe.
Read MoreBiomimicry & Nature = Children’s Book
Nature is one of our greatest teachers. Humans, in fact, have studied and observed nature for centuries incorporating some of its greatest wonders into our lives
Read MoreA New Year Dawns
Much like each new day is a day of new possibilities, a new year holds an endless stream of possibilities. When I think of a new year, like many of you, I think of the changes I can make to better myself and the world around me. Then I look at nature and wonder, what does a new year mean to nature?
Read MoreIt’s a Sci-Fi World
It’s a Sci-Fi world when alien-looking creatures invade the earth. Join me on a peaceful morning that takes a sci-fi turn with the emergence of cicadas!
Read MoreStepping Outside My Comfort Zone
It sounded exotic and interesting, and it was definitely outside my comfort zone. Which is exactly why I wanted to go. Joshua Tree National Park! A vast desert spread across Southern California where dirt and sand drapes across the landscape like a large woolen blanket. A place where the Mojave Desert meets the Colorado Desert.…
Read MoreSilent Reflections: A Tranquil Moment in Grand Teton NP
A raven is my companion as I sit beside Jackson Lake eclipsed by the magnificent Teton Range. Ripples upon the lake are the only known movement, until the honk of two Canada Geese turns my gaze upwards to catch them flying overhead. Their ruckus causes the raven to take flight. For now, it is only…
Read MoreWhat makes a weed a weed?
What makes a weed a weed? I often ponder this question, especially when spring arrives and the many new shoots begin to sprout up everywhere. By definition a weed is….
Read MoreA New Day Dawns
The wee morning hours are singular moments of life awakening—each in its own way and on its own terms. Subtleties that, within hours, will meld into a community of motion that turns into day.
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