Tag: nature connection
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Exploring The Milagro Beanfield War and Islandia: Why Community Matters
Community matters. It is what aids in making sustainability sustainable and a meaningful, long-lasting choice.
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The Return of the Magpie: A harbinger of spring
But it is the magpie, with its flashes of white and black in the soft color of the greening woods, that commands attention today. I let out a soft sigh, and simply watch, and enjoy, as the magpie going about its business is yet another signal of the return of spring.
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The Canopy
Walking into the woods A walk into the woods is far from a simple thing. You may notice the obvious—the scent of the air, the feel of the ground underfoot, the sudden rush of growth of snowdrops in a misplaced moment of warm sun that hints of the return of spring. It is easy for…
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A Walk in the Winter Woods
EarthWise: Bringing together the wisdom of the Earth found in nature, science, mythology and spirituality. An EarthWise Invitation to Walk Come along for this simple EarthWise walk in the winter woods. This invites reflection, observation, connection and being immersed in the varying and sometimes delightfully surprising moods, lights and shadows of this season. This is…
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The Breath of Mid-Winter: a revelation
There is something in the brisk northern air that can stir the blood into sudden movement, a feeling of something coming alive, even in this season more known for rooting and resting. A winter’s morning can be bright and alive and replenishing.
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An Invitation to Explore The Moods of Early December
It is still early December and the year seems to again stand in a quiet hush. It is not yet the depths of winter, and yet the evening draws in quickly now, and shortened days often have the hue of twilight throughout.
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Revealing the linden tree
I am not sure where the linden tree was all spring and summer. There, in the woods, where it has been all along, of course. Only not coming sharply to my notice in the way that it is now in the autumn.
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The time between times: exploring liminal shifts in the seasons
Now is the time between times. It is a quiet stretch of days and weeks between one season and another, between one festival or holiday and another. The Autumn Equinox has passed, the time is approaching for Samhain. But now is a gentle period that to me is the time between times.
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Creating a forest bath ritual: explore the change of seasons
Introduction Forest bathing is a practice that can be done year-round, in all seasons. There might be some thought that it is a practice reserved only for good weather, and that forest bathing must stop in the winter, or going into the colder and darker months. This post explores the benefits of forest bathing in…