The latest whispers from the wild
The Lives We Cannot See
On attention, the hidden depths of other lives, and the limits of our understanding There is a moment, almost too brief to notice, when a bird leaves the branch on which we have been watching it and disappears among the trees, its wings briefly visible against the pale sky before the branches conceal its passage,…
Small Observations | The Things We Are Still Becoming
I noticed these two small leaves against the deeply weathered bark of a tree, their delicate shapes almost lost among the ridges and fissures of a surface that has been marked by years of growth, exposure and change, and found myself thinking about how readily we come to regard the passing of time as something…
What Remains When the Birds Have Gone
On empty nests, abandoned houses, and the things we cannot keep There is something strangely affecting about finding an empty bird’s nest among the bare branches of a tree, particularly in autumn, when the leaves that concealed it have fallen and the little structure is suddenly exposed to the sky, its intricate gathering of twigs,…
A place to return to the quiet thread that holds us to life.
Nature Speaks is an invitation to care for ourselves through a closer relationship with the living world, finding room for attention, imagination and creativity in our everyday lives. Through writing, drawing and quiet moments of noticing, we can begin to discover what sustains us, while growing more attentive to the places and living things that share our days. Care for ourselves and care for the world can grow together.
The wild remembers. So do you.
A quiet thread from the living world