“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ― John Lubbock, The Use Of Life In the spring, pink flowering crab-apple trees brighten… Continue reading Evening in the Park Enjoying the Flowering Trees
Author: Michelle Wood
Evening Walk Among the Flowering Trees
Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be. Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, and realise that that is enough to be happy. There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” ― Charlotte Eriksson In the spring, pink flowering crab-apple trees… Continue reading Evening Walk Among the Flowering Trees
Enjoy the Flowering Trees in the Evening
“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” ― Amit Ray, Meditation: Insights and Inspirations In the spring, pink flowering crab-apple trees brighten the promenade areas of Ann Morrison Park, one of the Ribbon of Jewels parks located along the walking path along the Boise River called the Greenbelt.… Continue reading Enjoy the Flowering Trees in the Evening
Walking in the Boise National Forest
“Go outside. Don’t tell anyone and don’t bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see.” ~ Charlotte Eriksson This photo… Continue reading Walking in the Boise National Forest
Walking the Redtail Trail in Boise National Forest
“Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, and realise that that is enough to be happy. There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it.” ~ Charlotte Eriksson Most of the trails in the Boise National Forest have names (a few have just numbers). I… Continue reading Walking the Redtail Trail in Boise National Forest
Walking a trail in the Boise National Forest
“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” – Henry David Thoreau Here we are walking one of the many trails in the Boise National Forest in Idaho. It’s an hour or so uphill drive from the city of Boise. I was there with a group that day, we were on a… Continue reading Walking a trail in the Boise National Forest
Stack Rock from the Redtail Trail in Boise National Forest
“…I dare you to walk where you have not yet walked and I dare you to notice. Don’t try to get anything out of it, because you won’t. Don’t try to make use of it, because you can’t. And that’s the point. Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be.” ~ Charlotte Eriksson… Continue reading Stack Rock from the Redtail Trail in Boise National Forest
Meadow Nature Walk in the Country
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” ~ John Muir, Our National Parks Walk through a field of grasses on a warm, summer day in this Banks, Idaho location to get to this incredible view of soft clouds… Continue reading Meadow Nature Walk in the Country
Grassy Meadow Walk Toward Distant Hills
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” ~ John Lubbock, The Use Of Life Walk through a field of grasses on a… Continue reading Grassy Meadow Walk Toward Distant Hills
Sheltered by Pines Meadow Walk with Distant Hills
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.” ~ Joseph Campbell, A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living Walk through a field of grasses on a warm, summer day in this Banks, Idaho location to get to this incredible… Continue reading Sheltered by Pines Meadow Walk with Distant Hills