Some years ago I went on vacation to a beautiful part of Portugal. We stayed in a converted farm in the middle of a national park. The farmhouse was in a valley. We arrived at night when the birds were...
Category: Nature
Nature
The hug of homecoming : Hedonism in the natural world
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” – Gary Snyder In a very real sense, mountains and valleys, seas and skies, sun and land, trees and flowers are our home, our natural habitat. Growing up in the...
Nature
Nature is a Teacher – Just sit quietly under Trees
An uncomfortable and overwhelming feeling that I know very well. It's the same feeling that occurs on Sunday nights when another week arrives at the office. The same feeling that occurs when the long-awaited annual two-week vacation is almost over....
