‘There is more to life than increasing its speed.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi
Buried, Unburied. Buried Again.

‘There is more to life than increasing its speed.” ~ Mahatma Ghandi
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” ~ Charles Dickens
Continue reading How Nature and Virtual School Helped Us In A Pandemic
‘Over 9 million acres of prairie once existed as a grassland paradise for Native Americans and early settlers. Today less than 1% remains.’ ~ USFW / USGS, Paradise Lost? Coastal Prairie of Louisiana and Texas
This article was written for June’s edition of the
Texas Master Naturalists™ Coastal Prairie Chapter
‘Courier’ publication.
Continue reading Pocket Prairie: Helping Our Neighbors, Healing Our Minds
~ By Ellen Shoenfeld, from ‘The Dark Honey Clover’ Valley Press 2009
“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~ Mary Oliver
‘To be whole. To be complete. Nature reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.” ~ Terry Tempest Williams
“Nature is always sitting there waiting to help us, but we have to do the work. Nature is probably the greatest teacher we’ll ever have … the earth and nature.” ~ Dave Davies
“The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach — waiting for a gift from the sea.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Photo credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS/Ann Froschauer
“People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.” ~ David Attenborough