by Corie Washow | Jul 22, 2021 | Nature Based Healing Practices, Nature Connection Practices, Nature Reflections, Uncategorized
Marvelous Mushroom Magic Wowsers. My daily dog walk, a familiar loop traveled easily hundreds, maybe even a couple thousand times, is suddenly a wealth of new and delightful discoveries. Practically every color in the rainbow, ranging in size from a handful of...
by Corie Washow | Jun 10, 2021 | Elemental Counseling, Nature Reflections
It’s just not my thing. Summer is not my favorite season. Actually, it’s my least favorite season. Okay, full truth–there’s a lot I don’t like about summer at all. It’s not something I say out loud that often. I live in...
by Corie Washow | Mar 16, 2021 | Nature Reflections, Pandemic Coping
Snow is melting, sap is flowing, and crocuses are eagerly waiting for open ground. Vaccines are happening, restrictions are easing, and our conversations are tentatively including at least hope for future plans of togetherness. It is so interesting to see...
by Corie Washow | Feb 1, 2021 | Nature Reflections
Snow at last… What a relief to wake up to snow last week! It’s been many weeks of bare ground here in southern Maine, with several days of ice thrown in. In my entire life, I’m not sure I’ve experienced a January so bereft of one of the...
by Corie Washow | Sep 23, 2020 | Nature Based Healing Practices, Nature Connection Practices, Nature Reflections
Caught in a Song Loop I’ve had these song lyrics rolling around in my head the past several days. The morning air and breeze have a chill, the trees, marshes, and meadows are taking on strong bronze and yellow tints, leaves are slowly starting to relocate from...
by Corie Washow | Sep 2, 2020 | Nature Reflections
SCREECH! All through July, a shrill, high pitched, repetitive sound punctuated our days. By days, I mean all day. From sun up to sun down–which in Maine in July, is about 15-16 hours. By shrill, I mean this. Pretty early in July, we identified the source of...