I truly believe that the outdoors are for everyone and that finding ways to truly connect to the world around us is essential to our happiness and our health.
Join me as I explore and learn about the incredible nature nooks around the Pacific NW!
When I go to a space expecting what nature will show me, I could see the experience as disappointing for not leading to exactly what I hoped. But the more time I spend outside, the more I have found joy in the unexpected and surprising.
One practice I was introduced to by the birding community was the “First Bird”. The “First Bird” is the first bird that you observe in a New Year. I have found it to a fun practice that allows me to pause and slow down, get outside, and genuinely engage with the world around me. Want…
It is interesting how certain ideas loop back to us. How a moment brings to mind something we have heard or read.
Recently, I found myself reminded of one of my favorite poem excerpts from Mary Oliver’s “Sometimes”
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
I was first introduced…
Finding the nature nooks, exploring the Northwest, and
journaling about all of it…
