I was inspired by an article in the Boston Globe this morning about flower farmer Melissa Glorieux, who creates mandalas from leaves, twigs, and other things found in the woods. Great idea! There are so many visually interesting things on a walk (or run) through the woods. I noticed some little red berries on the ground on the walk out to my … Read More
Things you can see when you run with a stick…
Obviously I’m a big fan of using simple tools (like a stick) to expand our connection to nature when we exercise. But the stick is only part of it. There’s a whole other side to exercising in nature (rather than a gymn) — there’s so much to see. The changes in landscapes, new things growing up over time, the sun … Read More
Patriot Place Bog Haiku 9/2/16
Lean on the bog fence / wait for something to happen — cranberries plumping
Cutting the Sky at Midnight
Amazing things can happen when you go outside at midnight with a stick. Chalkstone river bluffs, a meteor, a deer appears and stomps its hoof at me, an animal that sounds like a flute, and I keep waving the stick around cutting the sky.
Vacation with a Stick
Finishing up vacation, been happy as a clam running around with a stick on family lands overlooking the Missouri River…
Center of the Sun
Biggest freshest dandelion I’ve ever seen, in our side yard. I could dive right into it.
Knocking down the stars: Perseid meteor shower
Went out tonight for the remnants of the annual Perseid meteor shower. I’ve started a tradition where I take my boh (or jo) out, and practice the activity “knocking down the stars” during the meteor shower. The form is to slowly turn the boh overhead in the sky, making circles above, and knocking down the stars. (See my crude drawing). … Read More