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The Healing Power of Nature: Wind and Trees
Walk outside on a windy day. Wind and trees, an exhilarating partnership that is always rewarding. Trees bending to the wind affirms the power of nature. It gives me a sense of grounding, being completely engaged by my surroundings. At the end of winter, still bare tree limbs allow full-sunlight to the ground below, giving the wind center stage. So different from a windy, summer day that sends green leaves dancing and placing my focus on their beauty. If you are fortunate to walk among white pine or fir trees, you’ll be able to appreciate the soft, swishing sounds their needles make as wind passes through the branches. March Wind…
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Birds and bird feeding
Some folks are rather indiscriminate about birds and bird feeding. They feed pigeons scraps of bread, bread crumbs in areas of high foot traffic. You can see the end result, right? Lots of poop and not all of it just on the ground. Pigeons are definitely not to be encouraged or confused with their gentle cousin the mourning dove, which is generally a more well-behaved bird, content to wait for seed to fall from a feeder. Feeding native birds Parks and backyards are far better places from which to feed native birds and enjoy their activities. Or antics, whichever the case may be. I really do love to watch goldfinches…
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Cornwall, U.K Part 2
Our live like locals, Cornwall, U.K. journey continues. Being based in Porthgwarra placed us equi-distant from many different things to do and see in south-west Cornwall. Not least among them, the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno. Besides its breath-takingingly beautiful location; carved into the side of the Porthcurno cliffs, Minack, ‘meynek‘ in Cornish means a rocky place, has a unique and amazing history. The theatre is completely open to the sky and performances are rarely cancelled due to weather. Minack Theatre is the fruition of an extraordinary woman’s dream. Rowena Cade designed and built the Minack almost completly by hand, without heavy equipment or power tools. The building began in early 1930…
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Cornwall, U.K. Part 1
For many years I longed to travel to the U.K. Long before the recent (outstanding) remake of Winston Graham’s Poldark catapulted the western most county in England to the world’s attention, I dreamed about standing on Cornish soil. I thought and planned, and re-planned my journey. By the time I got to Cornwall, I was able to navigate from memorized maps and paper maps. Plus, being the navigator means you won’t have to wrestle with shifting the gears with your left hand! Still, having a car is essential if you want to travel around the county to experience areas further afield i.e. most beautiful beaches, the Southwest Coastal path, the…
