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Welcome! This is a place to share how we celebrate & deepen our relationship to Nature. Here you will find stories, images, & ideas about wilderness, human nature, & soulfulness. Drawing from the experiences of everyday living, the topics on this blog include: forays into the natural world, the writing life, community service, meditation, creativity, grief & loss, inspiration, & whatever else emerges from these. I invite you on this exploration of the wild within & outside of us: the inner/outer landscape.



Monday, May 29, 2023

Monday Meditations

 mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week


Make a list of what you’re grateful for using only words that begin with the letter “G.”





Friday, May 26, 2023

Days 93-99 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Autumn, Bainbridge Island, WA (Oct. 2021);

Summer on Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island, WA (Aug. 2021);

Good Night, Bainbridge Island, WA (Sep. 2021);

Swept Away, Holyhead, Wales (Jul. 2019);

Descending the Winding Crater Road (from volcano), Haleakala, Maui, HI (Dec. 2018);

Gratitude Morning, Bainbridge Island, WA (Nov. 2020); and

Winter Sky, Bainbridge Island, WA (Jan. 2023).

 

In what ways do you – or would you like to – bring together your passions?







 

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Monday, May 22, 2023

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week


Print out a small photo you love and mail it to someone who needs your care. 






Friday, May 19, 2023

Days 86-92 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Patagonian Jewel at Hike’s End, near Ushuaia, Argentina (Dec. 2006);

Isle o’ Trees, Mirrored, Daroga State Park, Entiat, WA (Oct. 2017);

Sunset in Clinton, Whidbey Island, WA (Nov. 2017);

Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea/Southern Ocean (Dec. 2009);

Sunset at Kula Lodge, Maui, Hawaii (Dec. 2018);

Sunrise in Winthrop, WA (Nov. 2019); and

Sun’s Comin’ Up, Bremerton, WA (Jan. 2021).

 

Did you tend to be more drawn to watery landscapes this week or to terra firma?







 

Monday, May 15, 2023

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week



Get as close as you can to a leaf and notice how it feels to see the intricate details of this unique being. 





Friday, May 12, 2023

Days 79-85 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Up at Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Peninsula, WA (Jun. 2019);

Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii (Dec. 2018);

Kakadu National Park, N.T., Australia (Oct. 2022);

Kruger National Park, South Africa (Apr. 2009);

Tiedye (Paper) Landscape, somewhere between Carno and Beudy Bach, Wales (Jul. 2019);

Flowers at Sea Edge, en route to Pwllheli, Wales (Jul. 2019); and 

Weeping Willow at Pond Edge, Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, WA (Jul. 2021).

 

Who – of the not-human beings – living in your landscape do you feel best reflected your inner experience this week? 








Monday, May 8, 2023

Monday Meditations

mindful practices to nourish you throughout the day and week


Wet a paintbrush with a color you love and flick that paint across a page. Do this again with a second, and perhaps a third, color. When your creation is complete, quietly gaze at it.





Friday, May 5, 2023

Days 72-78 (#the100dayproject)

Just below, you will find this week’s landscape collages inspired by my own photographs. I’m also including the actual landscape photographs.

 

The collages this week include: 

 

Drive Home 5:01 PM, Bainbridge Island, WA (Apr. 2022);

Yellowstone, Wyoming (Aug. 2018); 

Elliott Bay, Puget Sound, WA (Oct. 2018); 

Burt Plain Through the Ghan Train Window, Northern Territory, Australia (Sunset 

on 17 Oct. 2022);

A Walk With a Friend, Sequim, WA (Apr. 2022); 

Oak Bay Sunrise, Victoria, B.C., Canada (Apr. 2023); and 

“Decaying Alder Leaf, Afloat,” Buxton Bird Marsh at Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge 

Island, WA (Oct. 2021).

 

To which types of natural areas do you find yourself most drawn when you need creative inspiration?