Tag nature

Last days of summer

Always mixed emotions this time of year…happy about cooling temps, sad about shorter days. For now, things are pleasant on the Bay Trail.

Lessons of cacti

Summer backyard living

gentle breeze rustles
weeping birch tendrils swaying
a scrub jay hops by

May flowers

Took a spin around the neighborhood to see what the flowers were up to!

Garden day

Last weekend I was on my way to the Marin Art & Garden Center to meet friends and even though I’d looked up venue photos and mapped it (more than once)…it didn’t click until I was nearly there that I’d… Continue Reading →

Lucky ladybug season

It’s so wholesome when hikers excitedly call you over to share a colony they’ve spotted 🐞

Maple helicopters

How have I never noticed these before on my trees?!

Fried egg season

A neighbor has a grove of Matilija poppies. I love how happy and weird these fried eggs on stems are, just waving around in the breeze!

Spring blooms

While not much of a gardener, I will always stop to talk to the flowers. (Click through for more photos!)

Winter won’t take me

denial and hope
the last few leaves make their stand
winter won’t take me

Chasing waterfalls

Building on my trip to the forest, the next day I continued nature bathing at Montmorency Falls (aka Chutes de Montmorency) located on the eastern edge of Quebec City. This trip fell just before autumn colors, but I got a… Continue Reading →

Forest magic of Onhwa’ Lumina

It took me almost 20 years from the time I bought a travel book for Québec — so long ago guidebooks were still relevant — to setting foot in the province. But I made it! And while I’m not the… Continue Reading →

Glittery dew drops

window on winter
trees wrapped in a fog blanket
glittery dew drops

Red Butte Gardens

What a lovely summer day at the Red Butte botanical gardens in Salt Lake City.

Expanding my mental map

Yesterday a friend was telling me how computer games only render the rooms we are in to save memory, and that our brains aren’t so different. When we encounter something different or enter a new space we force our minds… Continue Reading →

Bramble of mysteries

deep in the forest
science and magic entwine
bramble of mysteries

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