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Go on a Midwinter Tree Bud Walk
What are you quietly preparing now for a future season of your life, even if no one else can see it yet? Find inspiration in nature’s hopes and dreams. Continue reading
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Imbolc: Celebrating the Stirring Seeds
Celebrated February 1st, Imbolc arrives when winter still has its grip, yet subtle signs of life are beginning to stir beneath the surface. Continue reading
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Take a Night-time Low Tide Walk
The lowest tides in the winter often occur outside of daylight hours. One of my favorite winter activities is to bundle up, take a strong flashlight, (and a thermos of hot chocolate!) and explore the world that is normally unseen. Continue reading
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Make a Wheel of the Year
The year moves in a circle, not a straight line. Long before we mark time on calendars, the natural world measures it in returning light, swelling buds, migrating wings, ripening fruit, and the quiet rest of winter. Each season carries… Continue reading
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Lessons in Renewal from a Rule Breaking Tree
As the year turns, we often feel pressure to make clean breaks and bold resolutions. The Pacific madrone offers a gentler model. Continue reading
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What Winter Steelhead Teach Us About Endurance
TLDR: Their journey is not fast or flashy; it is steady, patient, and stubborn. Continue reading
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The Journey of the Earth: Explaining the Solstice
The first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice, which occurs on Sunday, December 21, 2025. But, what is a solstice, anyway? I offer an explainer and some fun activities to science it up… Continue reading
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Yule: A Celebration of the Return of Light
Despite our twenty-first century lives being largely removed from or disconnected from nature, I’ve noticed that the cadence of daily life is often tied to the seasons. What I love about the framework of the Celtic calendar or the Wheel… Continue reading
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Go on a Night Walk with the Cold Moon
When it rises this evening, December 4, 2025, the full Cold Moon will be a supermoon. Take a walk with me! Continue reading
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Where Do the Bees Go in Winter?
It’s easy to help our native bees! Learn about our PNW wild bees and build a nesting habitat with me! Continue reading
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