Arriving early, we meandered through Betty’s alpine gardens, observing how well flowering species have adapted from some of their lower-climate origins to these higher elevations. Water features meander throughout, resembling streams draining the surrounding mountains of their white caps. This summer they lay dormant due to lower-than-expected snowfall during the past winter. Regardless, the flowers,…
I’m reading a book called Finding Focus: Own Your Attention in an Age of Distraction by Dr. Zelana Montminy. In one chapter, she talks about the importance of getting back to nature for at least a couple of hours each week and how doing so can significantly reduce stress and anxiety throughout the rest of…
I’m trying to make a point of introducing myself. It’s not an activity I’m necessarily comfortable doing. For most of my life I hung around people I already knew, and it would have seemed silly to greet someone and offer them my name. But those days are, in many ways, behind me. Now that we’ve…
So(ul)journ! 