31 Notes from Nature

There is one quote that I love probably more than all others because it speaks to the individual in each of us. Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” ~Gil Bailie This quote […]

It was a busy day with a lot going on. My husband and I were focused and eager to get the job done so we could move along. Rush rush rush. And then I saw it… This single green leaf on my desk chair. I don’t know where this leaf came from (it wasn’t from […]

I struggle to get enough exercise because in my mind exercising for the sake of exercising seems onerous and boring. I’d rather be curled up in a chair with an excellent book or pecking away at my computer getting out the build-up of words in my brain. BUT…put me on a hiking trail, though, and […]

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 […]