I Get My Life Lessons From Sports Movies
Great sports movies deliver a happy ending and an uplifting moral. Here's the formula:1. MARCH TO VICTORYA box turtle crosses my path as I finish the walking loop at the…
Laughter really is the best medicine. So jump right in and perk up your day with some nature humor!
Nature and Me
The leaves on my houseplant were yellow and limp, except for the ones that were brown and dead. When I leaned over to give the poor thing a final sip…
Cliff Hanger
Toward the end of our urban nature walk, our hiking club (well, we silver-haired ladies were more of a moseying club than a hiking club) stopped along the trail to…
Ground Yourself
The energy healer said my head was leaking. Too much energy escaping out of my skull into the heavens, too little being absorbed from the earth into my feet. My…
Paper or Plastic? or dazed and confused in the soaps and lotions aisle
A rabbit is haunting me. I’m standing in the soaps and lotions aisle of a natural foods grocery store, staring glassy-eyed at shelves of body wash. The bottles blur into…
Humor #3: Nut Milk Stories
Nut Milking EXPOSED Right now in the U.S. the dairy industry is working to enforce the rules about what products can call themselves milk. They are making the case that…
TimTALKS 2025: LivingPlant: Introducing Nature’s Game Changing Technology for the Modern Workplace
Introducing a product so far ahead of its time, and yet so familiar, intuitive and appealing—it's a wonder we didn't see it the whole time. The LIVINGPLANT.™ Oooh you ask,…
Make Art & Money from Moose Poop!
Maine woman makes art (and money) from moose poop. (Probably not a good video to play at work with the sound on ... word to the wise!) Want more? Get…
Bad Weather
My body’s having an unhealthy relationship with the weather. Unhealthy and predictable. I’ve been walking this nature trail for less than half an hour, and already the heat is making…
Bovine Cooties
On the front porch of a cabin, I chatted with my roommate for the week, Marina—behind us the sounds of our housemates getting settled. Marina said, “Beautiful spot for a…