A quilt of moss and ferns blanketing a tree. Palm-sized stones worn smooth and round by the waves. The perfect imperfection of an overgrown forest path. We rely on nature […]

Japanese Portland Gardens are a place of peace and spectacular beauty. Yesterday my daughter and I took a tour with a very knowledgeable guide who is one of the 80 volunteers that help keep the gardens going.

I have always loved to be barefoot. The more dirt and mud the better. How amazingly soft the earth is, to feel the skin of Mother Nature and to think […]

In the book Mourning has Broken, a Mom describes the deep heartbreak of losing her child. One day when she was out walking she noticed that she was finding pennies […]

I am out visiting my daughter in rainy Portland, Oregon and yes moss is everywhere. This vibrant flowerless plant that grows in dense green clumps and adorns every crevice, wall, […]