Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and ‘the dead months’ will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest.~ William Sharp (writing as Fiona Macleod), Where the Forest Murmurs The freezing temperature takes my breath away as I step outside for a winter walk up into […]
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7 Great Books For Winter Reading
Surely one of life’s most satisfying pleasures is to cuddle up on a sofa or favorite reading chair with a good book. It nourishes both body and soul! There are all kinds of reasons to read, and my tastes and reading moods vary widely. Sometimes I want to be educated and inspired, but other times, […]
Joy Sightings* After The Winter Storm
* “Joy Sightings” is a term coined by Laura West We must immerse ourselves in the outside world, even when the weather’s cold or rainy. Bundled up, I enjoyed being out when the snow was falling so hard — it’s like being in a different world. So quiet…so peaceful! These notes were dictated from […]
How Winter Is Supposed To Be
Above: Photo of hills in coastal California taken by the author about a half mile from her home. Welcome to regular guest blogger and Connection Messenger, Esther Miller. Esther has such a gift for taking us right along with her as she observes and appreciates the natural world around her. When we moved to a coastal valley in […]
Secrets Of The Sun’s Winter Movements
Welcome to today’s guest blogger and Connection Messenger, Esther Miller. Esther has forgotten more about nature and gardening than I’ll ever know, and I love it when she shares ways to connect with the natural world around us. Seasons change…have you noticed? How well do you connect with the natural world as the seasons change? […]
View From The Bench: Early January
Heartspoken’s View from the Bench series I began this series of posts in late June, 2014, with a goal of teaching myself how to be more observant by exploring a small piece of the world right outside my door at different times of the year. You can do this yourself, whether you live in a country home or a city high rise. I’m […]
Get Outside In The Winter!
He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity. ~John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866 Get outside […]