Go play outside — it’s good for you!
Remember how great it felt to play outside? Why did you stop? Is it affecting health?
Even a few minutes in daylight can be beneficial.
Ten reasons to get outside
1. Less Stress by lowering the level of the Cortisol hormone, resulting in feelings of satisfaction.
2. Lowers High Blood Pressure by lowering anxiety and…
Poetic prose in admiration of trees
Cascading Evergreens
Majestic evergreens cascade from hills high above in the county north and snake around the east side of our house, creating a picturesque sliver of woodland banking a perpetual-flowing river which, even in the dead of winter, never completely freezes over as less adamant streams but traverses swiftly over Paleozoic…
We’re still talking about the weather

June 2022 in Ontario
“It’s a mess out there.”
‘Where?”
“Outside. It’s hot, hazy, and humid.”
“Oh, that’s good then. I thought another nasty storm had ripped through while I was in the shower and downed more trees.”
Last week, in a five-degree chill, we were huddled under blankets in the living room, staring…