Through this blog, I intend to capture the beauty of our natural world through writing. I want others to recognize the importance of cherishing and appreciating our dear Earth. My writing before this consisted primarily of personal journaling, poetry and a few essays summoned out of me during college writing courses. Now, I am taking my love of writing to the next level- sharing it. What better way to do that than starting a blog about a topic I am passionate about. Through photos, stories and humor, I hope to make this world a more nature friendly place.
Welcome to my blog, inspired by my love of the ever-amazing Midwestern outdoors, including wildlife filled woods, creeks, caves and more. I grew up enjoying the wonders of nature, wandering the outdoors of rural Missouri. Today, I try to get my family out to view wildlife and hike trails at various area parks. It’s a lot of fun and my husband and I had many excellent adventures with our kids. Aside from our noise scaring away any animal in a 3-mile radius, paved or often smoothed out dirt trails replace the streams, animal paths, and faded farm road trails of my youth. Houses are now located in all the directions I used to walk freely for miles. As I visit my childhood property now, I am more and more aware of changes happening in our environment, from invasive plant species (darn Japanese Honeysuckle!) to threatened bee, butterfly and other pollinator populations. I don’t need a nature expert or Google to tell me these facts when I can see with my own eyes the environmental changes are in my own backyard. I brainstormed what to do to make a positive difference and one thing I love to do is write.
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Thank you all! I often wish I had better skills and knowledge to help our environment. Whatever difference my blog makes, the most important thing is I am taking steps toward a cause I feel passionate about. I appreciate all who take time to visit my blog and especially those who care about preserving and protecting our world.
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