Simple Pleasures: Stocking Up for Winter

A Herbalist’s Guide to a Healthy Fall and Winter

Ready or not, fall is here and winter is fast approaching. Daylight is beginning to dwindle in the northern hemisphere and there is an accompanying nip in the air. Hopefully, you’ve had the opportunity to burn brightly alongside the carefree summer sun for the past few months and are ready to begin slowing down. Making […] … Continue reading A Herbalist’s Guide to a Healthy Fall and Winter

Reading opens up the mind to the world.

via Reading opens up the mind to the world. — briskautumn

THE EYES OF THE EARTH

aerial shot, photo by Sandy Hansen Photography “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature. It is the earth’s eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.” —Henry David Thoreau, Walden One of Thoreau’s most beautiful thoughts in my mind, and we are certainly blessed in Michigan to […] … Continue reading THE EYES OF THE EARTH

MORNING ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL

Hacking Site Camping Trip, February 2017-25, photo by Nathan Miller Nathan took this photo in the Ottawa National Forest’s Trap Hills along the North Country Trail in winter.The Trail winds 4600 miles through 7 states in America’s northern heartland. It is our longest National Scenic Trail, stretching from New York to North Dakota. Michigan holds … Continue reading MORNING ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL