Outside – Out There With the Trees

Finding the Capacity

In the wake of the last few weeks, my previous two posts feel both prescient and timely. I certainly didn’t know what was coming and did not expect a global demonstration demanding change. But I have been feeling these changes coming on, and working my way toward speaking up and speaking out about what mattersContinue reading “Finding the Capacity”

Nerves and Perfection

Something I’ve been working on lately is recognizing and better understanding how I’m feeling. It’s taken me by surprise rather often, as I have always considered myself a self-aware, introspective person. But social norms have long encouraged distancing emotion from logic, and it’s not uncommon for those of us raised in western society to liveContinue reading “Nerves and Perfection”

Noticing

We are part of the ecosystems – even in big cities – and we are all affected by the forces of nature. All of us, at all times.

Earth Day is Every Day

I ask that you take a moment today to notice something outside – a bird, a tree, new grass, a millipede, a creek, a puddle – and take a moment to really see its place in the world. What is it eating, how is it moving, where is it going? That’s all, no more. But do it again tomorrow. And I’ll do it too.

Ours to Choose

In the last few weeks our lives have changed dramatically. Even if you don’t have to or can’t stay at home, so much of the world does and is, that we are all part of this collective shift. And I must say, while there are some elements that scare me, for the most part, IContinue reading “Ours to Choose”

On Getting Out There With the Trees

I’ve always loved being outside. But somehow I learned – from a very young age – to go outside only after everything else was done: homework, work, reading, dishes, whatever. But as I got older, I usually managed to get outside more and more. I started cross country ski racing later in high school andContinue reading “On Getting Out There With the Trees”