Just got back from a long-awaited communion with nature. 5 nights camping in Acadia National Park (that's in Maine, on the Atlantic Ocean, in case you didn't know).
Beautiful pine forests, with floors of granite interspersed with soft spongy beds of pine needles and moss. Ferns springing forth from every surface. From rocky summits, grand views of treed islands and hidden lakes. Muscles flexing to scramble up just one more hill of rocks to see what lies beyond. Waves crashing against rocky shores. At night, stars and silence; cool forest mists. At every turn, life plentiful and spectacular. Warm rain falling against our skin as we stumble over rocks along the wooded lakeshore, thunder and pines our only chaperones.
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." -John Muir
About Me
- Kat E
- I am a lover of nature and a science geek. I am an excellent procrastinator, always have been, probably always will be. I consistently fluctuate between laziness and obsessive-compulsiveness. I like caring for plants and animals, including my husband. I like circus peanuts, and I am secretly a fan of Martha Stewart. I have expensive taste in shoes, but you're more likely to find me wearing cheap flip flops. I love bugs. I guess I should also mention that I'm now a mom, so excuse me for posting about that too.
5 comments:
So how does it feel to be back in "reality" after getting away from it all for so long?
A friend was at Harbor Bar a few years back and heartily recommended it :)
OK I think I meant Bar Harbor - it's early, I was thinking about beer ;)
Noel found some ferns growing outside of our house last week and was SUPER excited about it. It reminded me of you....
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P.S. Did you see the NY Times article about the scientists who rescued 150 frogs from encroaching, skin-eroding fungus in Panama? It was a nice story...
Lever: reality is never as nice as the woods. And, the Bar Harbor brewing company makes some *excellent* beer. Highly recommend, though not sure how you'd manage to get any!
BBFK: You're raising that girl right! And no, didn't see that story...
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