I started this blog 5 years ago and I want to say thank you to everyone out there who has visited this site. I hope that you have been inspired to spend more time in nature. While walking around this morning at the arboretum, I heard the calls of varied thrushes cascading through the forest on the hillside. I felt lucky to have a place near my home like the arboretum. I love this time of year with the cool morning air, the clouds drifting through the sky, the delicate waning light, the dampening rain, the return of lush green moss and the sweet scent of the earth. They are a healing for my spirit. I hope everyone has a place near where they live where they can be out in nature. Happy fall!