The latest whispers from the wild
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,…
What We Remember When the Wind Rises
On wild weather, the things we try to protect, and the memories carried by familiar sounds There are nights when the weather seems to enter the house without finding its way through a single opening, when the wind moves through the trees with such force that we become conscious of their height and weight in…
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