Author Archives: Azurewings

 I had been saving scraps for our eventual compost pile.  We didn’t want to over-tech it, just a pile and a pitch fork maybe. Until recently, we didn’t even know where it was going to go. I found organic compost starter at our local hardware store and the weather is good.  What inspiration to startContinue reading “Unintended”

This post is dedicated to all those seemingly small efforts out there, and those that started small and grew, messages that bring back to mind what we have forgotten. Kudos! … to the US Postal Service for honoring Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree. This short yet long story tells one story of the relationship weContinue reading “Small Re-mind-ers”

The Secret Life of Plants Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird and here is an old video from around the same period in time: Oryngham means thank you for listening in the language of the plants. It is not a word, as we humans understand it, because its meaning cannot be spoken—nor can it be heard.Continue reading “Recommended”

1. The Effects of a Forest Therapy Programme on Mental Hospital Patients with Affective and Psychotic Disorders. Bielinis E, Jaroszewska A, Łukowski A, Takayama N. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Dec 23;17(1):118. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010118. PMID: 31877954 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial. 2. Current Development Status of Forest Therapy in China. Zhang Z, WangContinue reading “Publications from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)”

I do not know why I identify with a deer in situations that pose a quandary. Perhaps it is my projection onto deer-folk, that they are discerning, gentle, will seek a safe location before making any major decisions. Generally, they pretty much don’t want to hurt anyone, and look out for their family. Foraging andContinue reading “What would a deer do?”

Here are a variety of studies showing the health benefits of “forest bathing” My personal guess is based on how more and more research is revealing the interactive nature of our emotional, physical and mental and social health, these studies span out in many different directions beyond relief from heart, digestive, immune system troubles andContinue reading “Shinrin Yoku”