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

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...

Finding their Own Path

Finding their Own Path

Christine Snyder

After a fresh snow, the ground becomes a record keeper, in space and time. You can see where animals, and people, tend to group together, leaving their prints behind. A...

Finding their Own Path

Christine Snyder

After a fresh snow, the ground becomes a record keeper, in space and time. You can see where animals, and people, tend to group together, leaving their prints behind. A...

Thick Skinned

Thick Skinned

Christine Snyder

This tree is along the trail I frequently walk behind my house. As I passed by it this week, it reminded me of a stat I heard recently. It goes...

Thick Skinned

Christine Snyder

This tree is along the trail I frequently walk behind my house. As I passed by it this week, it reminded me of a stat I heard recently. It goes...

A Walk Through Time

A Walk Through Time

Christine Snyder

The contrast in the landscape between where I live now and where I grew up is quite dramatic. The mossy and dark forests of the Pacific Northwest keep their secrets,...

A Walk Through Time

Christine Snyder

The contrast in the landscape between where I live now and where I grew up is quite dramatic. The mossy and dark forests of the Pacific Northwest keep their secrets,...

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,...