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A couple weekends ago, we decided to get off the concrete and reserved two nights at the Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Georgia. It was time to just wander in nature. They have a number of nice, easy trails and we took advantage of the time among the trees. Since the hiking wasn’t strenuous, there […]

There are some poets who pierce my heart with their words. And when I sit outside and read of their sorrows, their longings, and their open-heartedness, I often sit and weep (I use this word “weep” deliberately because “cry” seems too…flat). When I sit among the trees, or in the grass, or sometimes even floating […]

While we were boondocking in the middle of the Coconino Forest outside Flagstaff, Arizona, I spent a lot of time in meditation. My hubby spent a lot of time taking gorgeous photos. What I love is when a photo captures a miracle – a Note from Nature – and it isn’t even SEEN until it […]

A couple of weeks ago, my Facebook friend, Allison, posted about a magical star blessing she received early one morning. I asked for her permission to share her post about this and she said of course. She described what happened like this: Sometimes, I think we made a mistake living so far out [she recently […]

During one of my hikes in Joshua Tree National Park this past October, I was walking along asking Mother Earth, the Universe, etc. what to do about some gifts and talents I’m not using because I’m afraid. I’m standing on top of a mountain and the wind is blowing like crazy. There are clouds zipping […]