I am a child of the woods. I grew up on a mountaintop in New York State. My parents settled under the Homestead Act. I spent my early formative years living in a surplus Army Hospital Tent. The forest setting was my primary teacher. My spirit resonates with anything found…

DEP prompt 26 of 52: sounds of nature are like music with joy. — Backyard birds present a free concert Being able to hear sounds is a precious gift. The one sound that thrills me most is the music of birds. Their song greets me most mornings as soon as the sun rises. …

Reciprocal nature prompt for 3rd week of March: Save the earth. More people are becoming aware that everything on this earth has an energy signature. A living entity or spirit that resides within and gives us life. Some refer to it as our soul or life force. …

I’ve waited for months. I’ve beseeched you to give me a decent snowfall. All winter you’ve deprived me of the pleasure of playing. I’ve…

In response to Dancing Elephant’s Prompt 25 of 52 — My happiness is that little flutter in my heart space when I feel a sense of AWE. When I’m in the presence of the Great Spirit’s handiwork. It can be a beautiful scene when I’m hiking in the mountains, . . . the lovely sound of a cascading waterfall, …

Reciprocal nature response for 2nd week of March I look outside my window on a dull gray winter day. It does nothing to raise my mood. I need some color in my life. At least if it were snowing I would rejoice. But the trees and shrubs are hibernating. They’re…