The joy of tiny things

Sometimes wonder rushes in more brilliantly when the aperture is narrowed.  A collection of images, thoughts, poetry, news and minuscule moments regarding forest bathing.

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Made this rock cairn on the American River in the Sierra Foothills of California, as a reminder of the constantly flowing and changing elements of nature. Play with volume up.

“Joy is a revelation – a revealing of the boundlessness of our hearts and its capacity to heal. Nature speaks all languages and breathes for us every day, even when we’ve forgotten how to. We are connected to everything.  The mountains did not judge and the trail brought me home.” 

-Carolyn Finney,
PhD, storyteller, cultural geographer, writer, author

“Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors.”

“The goal of life is to have your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”

— Joseph Campbell

“After finding Nothingness,
I have found Beauty.”  

— Mallarmé