Nature has enriched my life. It has made it worth living. It has brought me joy, healed me, awed me, and given me a reason to get out of bed in the morning. – Arielle L It was a perfect day. My steps slowed along the winding path. Beside me, a river snaked silver, between…
The already arduous climb to the cliffs was made worse by the unrelenting wind. I shifted my backpack with false hope that distributing its weight would relieve the knots in my shoulders, but weeks of carrying the thing wouldn’t be undone in a mere minute. After dodging a flock of territorial Arctic terns, I made…
April in Iceland is magical. If you crave a long, stormy spring scene with unpredictable weather and witnessing the island come alive with bird song while you watch for the polar lights at night, this is it. If you landed on this page, it is obvious I love Iceland. As someone who has spent extended…
All we have to do is decide what to do with the time given to us. -JRR Tolkien Six years ago, when the world shut down during the pandemic, I had a choice: to sit at home and worry or spend my free time doing something. And so, I returned to writing and purchased my…
The recent puffin wrecks in the Atlantic have created a new crisis for the beloved seabird. Read about what happened and what you can do to help.
To connect with the horse is to connect with self. I didn’t want to stand. No. Moments like this required a seat, and so I lowered myself to the ground. I wanted to feel the grass. I wanted to connect my entire body to the earth. Beside me, a horse lowered its head. Between a…
I could not believe my eyes. Swinging the van door open, I stepped out into the wintry air. Above the stone arches, the sky moved. Hints of green stirred between the darkness. The color enlivened, and that is when I realized the moment I had dreamt about for years was happening. I was about to…
With each step, the scent of petrichor grew stronger. All I could hear was the splatter of my boots as I stepped along the muddy trail with the cacophony of my heavy breathing and the breeze through the treetops. My headlamp provided just enough light to see the next step, the next boulder, and how…
It was sunset in the Arctic, and words could not describe what I felt. Light shimmered across the ocean, rendering the landscape gold. A single puffin stood on a nearby outcrop, its silhouette illuminated by the late-day light. The sounds of gulls echoed from the cliffs. Nestled within the grass, I took a deep breath…
I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. -Lucy Maud Montgomery One of my favorite things about living in a place with four seasons is autumn. I love everything autumn: sweater weather, bonfires, pumpkins, squash soups, cooling temps, and, of course, the foliage. Autumn encourages nostalgia and slowing down. For me,…