This blog is an illustrated journey of simple learnings I receive from the natural world. I gain great insight from this practice of reflection and I hope it will spark curiosity in you.

Little Moments

Noticing the Growth

Noticing the Growth

Christine Snyder

Documenting the spring and summer growth in my backyard is a hobby I've taken up over the past couple years. It's taken different forms, starting with pictures on my phone...

Noticing the Growth

Christine Snyder

Documenting the spring and summer growth in my backyard is a hobby I've taken up over the past couple years. It's taken different forms, starting with pictures on my phone...

Forest Scents

Forest Scents

Christine Snyder

The tall dawn grass was glistening with dew from a few glorious days of steady rainfall. My sneakers were soaked through in only a couple hundred yards, making me think...

Forest Scents

Christine Snyder

The tall dawn grass was glistening with dew from a few glorious days of steady rainfall. My sneakers were soaked through in only a couple hundred yards, making me think...

Seeking the Somatic

Seeking the Somatic

Christine Snyder

All we could see were the Mesquite trees illuminated by our headlights in front of us, but I knew we were surrounded by them. The night air was thick with...

Seeking the Somatic

Christine Snyder

All we could see were the Mesquite trees illuminated by our headlights in front of us, but I knew we were surrounded by them. The night air was thick with...

A Bouquet for You

A Bouquet for You

Christine Snyder

I am currently reading Seeds of Hope by Jane Goodall, and in it she mentions floriography, the language of flowers. Its practice has mostly died out since its popularity in Victorian Britain...

A Bouquet for You

Christine Snyder

I am currently reading Seeds of Hope by Jane Goodall, and in it she mentions floriography, the language of flowers. Its practice has mostly died out since its popularity in Victorian Britain...

On Cue

On Cue

Christine Snyder

On cue, the robins have arrived. I'm not really sure why robins are synonymous with Spring, but they seem to take their job very seriously. This year I think I...

On Cue

Christine Snyder

On cue, the robins have arrived. I'm not really sure why robins are synonymous with Spring, but they seem to take their job very seriously. This year I think I...

Nice to Meet You

Nice to Meet You

Christine Snyder

I formally met this little guy this week. It covers the ground along the trail I walk frequently, only reaching a height of a couple centimeters. After some Google sleuthing,...

Nice to Meet You

Christine Snyder

I formally met this little guy this week. It covers the ground along the trail I walk frequently, only reaching a height of a couple centimeters. After some Google sleuthing,...