The Nose Knows
Stop for a moment. Take one large breath in and smell the air around you. With every breath in and every breath out (about 23,000 times per day), we smell the world around us. We are awash in odours of all kinds, from the pleasant fragrance of Lily or the sharp and...
Unplug… And Plug Into Nature
Sometimes we think that life is more complete when we’re “plugged in”. Our smart phones, tablets and computers help us to discover the world in new ways. We can connect to friends overseas; we can search out tidbits of information in fractions of a second. At the same...
Brush With Nature
One way to tune into the wonder of nature and its many forms is to capture it through paint. By painting, we not only express ourselves, we also hone our observational skills, letting others know what it is that we see.
Beyond BeLeaf: The Wonder of Leaves
We don’t think much about them—the green blur of the forest that forms the backdrop of our daily lives. But every tree sports thousands of leaves and each leaf tells a story of wonder—an evolutionary story that is worth sharing with our children. The sheen of green...