Category Archives: Connecting to Nature

Honoring the Earth Through Art

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

ArtStart director, Carol Sirrine and the Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge sponsored 13 serious artist/naturalists. Their charge was to create art through the lens of nature using various mediums. The Minnesota River flooded trails in the refuge. A serendipitous hiking experience… … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Photography/Art | 6 Comments

Sights and Sounds of Spring 2018

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Please Note: The Spring bird and frog recordings only works using Safari as your browser. The wonder of Spring is finally upon us. If you can learn a few Spring calls, it makes the experience even more glorious. Below are … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Connecting to Nature, Spring | 6 Comments

Land Untouched by Humans

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Spending a few days up on the Gunflint trail, North of Grand Marais, MN changed my emotional outlook. We did not have all of the comforts of suburban life. We became more a part of nature rather than observers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Poetry, Winter | 2 Comments

Eyes of Wildness

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Observing nature is a process of discovery – of finding the story behind what you are seeing – of SEEing more and so finding yourself woven into the story as well. Over the past week I have been tracking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Nature Guardians, Nature Notes, Photography/Art | 3 Comments

Imbolc- From Darkness Towards the Light

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

Imbolc, Candlemas or Groundhog’s day has always been one of my favorites because the light returns in the seasonal cycles that earth travels in. It is the hope of springtime and warmth. A time to begin planning and planting and … Continue reading →

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Secrets of the Sax Zim Bog

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Lawrence Wade

The Sax Zim Bog is “actually about 300 square miles of not only bog, but aspen uplands, rivers, lakes, meadows, farms and even a couple towns! It is not just a giant bog, but rather a “magic mix” of habitats … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Connecting to Nature | 8 Comments

The Cloud People – Zapotec Culture Expressed Through Art

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Last month, I had the honor to visit the taller (workshop) of Jacobo and María Ángeles, from San Martin Tilcajete a pueblo near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. They are artists who carve and paint alebrijes, magical wooden creatures. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Photography/Art, Spanish | 2 Comments

Close encounters with White-tailed Deer

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

If you live in a suburban area, white tail deer can be pests eating the hostas and the vegetables in your garden; destroying a young tree by making it a rubbing post during the rutting (mating) season. But white tails … Continue reading →

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Nature School

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

Gatewood Elementary is becoming known as an environmental school in the west suburbs of Minneapolis. 4th grade teachers, Jeremy Hahn and Amanda Van Wye have incorporated environmental studies into their regular science curriculum. For many years, they have brought their … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Fall, Nature Poetry | 3 Comments

Spirit Walk

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Lawrence Wade

The untouched areas of the Porcupine Mountains in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan provided inspiration and learning for our group of nature seekers. The songs of the forest felt alive in my cells. Never have I felt the natural life … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecting to Nature, Fall, Seasons | 1 Comment