Category Archives: Connecting to Nature

Finding Balance in Nature

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

I am thrilled to share this posting that includes the voices of so many people who love nature. I hope you have time to enjoy the creative energy that they have expressed through their photography, stories, poetry and art.   … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Poetry, Photography/Art | 5 Comments

The Beauty and Value of Fungus in a Forest Ecosystem

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

A fungus photo essay by Jen Ganley who is from New England; Janine Pung who is from Minnesota; and Jim Cotton from Redwood country, Northern California; Maria Montero, from Minnesota. Thanks to Ron Spinosa of the Minnesota Mycological Society for … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Photography/Art | 5 Comments

Fish Whisperer

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

  First snorkel holding onto a rock in the rapids A large muskie swam up and rested beside me Ecstatic wondered if I should be panicked. Hoped that I was not wearing anything shiny that looked tasty to a muskie. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Connecting to Nature | 13 Comments

Teach me How to Be a Forest

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

Most humans walk by us and think, “It is just a tree.” But a few humans stop and listen and realize we are so much more than “just a tree”. Listening to trees Consider this a “mindfulness” activity that includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Guardians, Photography/Art | 12 Comments

Frogs, Frogs, Frogs

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

The parade of frogs to the breeding ponds begins soon after the ice is out (usually after April 15th), as they fulfill their yearly mating ritual. In the spring I try to spend as much time as possible in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Spring | 2 Comments

Aventuras en la naturaleza en Hidalgo, México – Nature adventures in Hidalgo, Mexico

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Lawrence Wade

En el otoño del 2024, visitamos el estado de Hidalgo en el centro de México. La tierra ahí es muy única, con formaciónnes geológicas interesantes . El primer lugar que visitamos fue de los “Prismas Basálticos”. Los prismas se formaron … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, En español, Nature Notes | 8 Comments

Listening to the Giants

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

In the Fall of 2018, a group of seekers visited the Coastal Redwoods in Northern California. The learning and impact was glorious. In this post many people contributed their love of the Earth and the Redwoods. We have been given … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Guardians | 8 Comments

La Gente de las Nubes – The Cloud People

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Editado por Luz Toledo y de Instituto de Jovel, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Hace cinco años, tuve el honor de visitar el taller de Jacoba y Mária Ángeles, de San Martín Tilcajete, un pueblito en el estado … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, En español, Spanish | 9 Comments

Los Ojos de la Naturaleza The Eyes of Wildness

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Lawrence Wade

Editado por Alli Redfield Platter y Luz Toledo de Instituto Jovel, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico Observar la naturaleza es un proceso de descubrimiento, De encontrar la cuenta detrás de lo que se ve, Entender más y ser tejido en la … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, En español, Nature Notes, Photography/Art, Spanish | 8 Comments

Acorns to Oaks

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Lawrence Wade

Originally published in September 2013 How many acorns will survive and become mature oaks?  Even if none survive, the project will not be a failure, but a success, because the land had someone caring for its future. There is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Fall, Nature Notes, Student Resources | 8 Comments