If we could surrender to Earth’s intelligence, we would rise up rooted—like trees.” ~ Rainier Maria Rilke   What Is Life ? This is a question with many answers. A dictionary might tell us that life is a distinctive characteristic of a living organism that has he capacity to grow, metabolize, respond to stimuli, adapt, and reproduce. But, defining life requires a greater depth if we are to understand how Nature operates.   We can...

“If you love it enough, anything will talk with you” – George Washington Carver   Nature speaks to us with three voices. Her aesthetic voice  , her spiritual voice , and her logical voice speak to me when I choose to deeply listen.  In this essay, I wish to share with you the notion of Nature’s serene, pristine, and sacred voice and why engaging that voice is so important to humanity.   The Apache Indians used to...

I read quite a few books that express the ideas of great minds who offer profound insight into the aesthetic, spiritual, and scientific voices of Nature. These books resonate with my experiences in Nature and inspire the core ideas of an interconnected Nature that are presented in my blog essays. Over time, I wish to  curate and share  some of the ideas and passions of these great thinkers with my dear readers. If you love Nature as well...

I am deeply moved by this quote from Henry Beston. For, with his words, he paints a metaphor about interrelationships within Nature and, in words far better than mine, he states the credo of this blog site . Please stop for a moment and allow Henry Beston’s words “transport you to a quiet place where the wind through the dune grass is the only sound that strikes your ear.“ “We need another and a wiser and perhaps a...

I’ve been reading and writing about wolves, cormorants, elk, and many other creatures who are being killed off by mankind in the name of  conservation. Whether he/she be a hunter killing game, a rancher who employs lethal predator control, or an ecologist who justifies killing in the name of controlling Nature’s ecosystems, I am deeply disturbed by it all – especially since there are life respecting alternatives in all...

“Go to the limits of your longing. There you will find your creator’s thumbprint” – Rilke (paraphrased) Somehow, I fancy myself as a blogger and chronicler of patterns in Nature, connections in Nature, and sustainability education. My goal has been to do my small part to help create a new Nature consciousness.  While people comment positively about my writing, a common comment by people who visit my blog is :...