Photography: A Day of Peaceful Contemplation (Post #2)

Via Verde: Mexico City’s vertical gardens providing a pollution solution along the highways

A Druid’s Guide to Connecting with Nature, Part I: A Framework — The Druid’s Garden

A lot of people find druidry because they want to “connect” with nature. They want to attune to nature, feel part of it, gain knowledge and wisdom about it. But what does “connecting” to nature look like in practice? Going out in the woods and feeling good? Knowing the name of trees? Walking with sacred […] … Continue reading A Druid’s Guide to Connecting with Nature, Part I: A Framework — The Druid’s Garden

Photography: A New Garden, A New View (Post #2)

Nice View!

Sumyanna's avatarSumyanna Writes

So here we are again, at the new gardens.  It was actually a very peaceful place to visit and though there were people around, you always seemed to have most of the garden to yourself.  We sat beneath a shade tree and ate lunch, while listening to the sound of songbirds hiding in the trees.  And though it was rather warm, the shade somehow made the day seem so much cooler.

To me, I think my heart has found another home.  While there are not as many flowers as the Botanic Gardens, there are enough to keep you taking pictures.  The main draw to this magical place is the peacefulness that fills your heart, the sense that it’s okay to take things a bit slower, that its okay to gush over nature’s beauty.

I do hope you enjoy the view.  There’s nothing like sharing the world’s best kept secrets with…

View original post 2 more words

Teachings of the cedar tree

lrinspire's avatarLRInspire

“Pray, pull, peel …it’s so peaceful being out there. Being disconnected from the busyness of daily life is refreshing and that silence is healing,” reflected tribal member Natosha Gobin of her day spent walking in the shadows of her ancestors near Lake Chaplain, harvesting cedar.

View original post 750 more words