Lessons from the forest Archives

Bunny … and the bobcat

I recently had the exciting opportunity to bunny-sit. (Yay me!) I carried bunny inside, in his little travel carrier, and proceeded to get his bunny-area all set up for him. Bunny was very curious to check everything out!…

August 22, 2026Lessons from the forest

The Basics of life: “Begging!”

I headed out the side door yesterday morning to go pick beans. Lo and behold … the mama deer and her two babies were right there underneath the apples trees! How fortuitous! This calls for a photo … …

August 20, 2026Lessons from the forest, Prayer

Rejoice! … for the beloved cat has been found!

I was sitting here at my dining table working on the computer – with the outside temps climbing up into the 90’s* F – when my driveway Ring started going off. “Boing!” “Boing!” “Boing!” “Boing!” What on earth…

August 7, 2026Lessons from the forest

Give us this day our daily salal berries … and apples.

I was getting ready this morning when my attention was caught by the two does in the backyard moseying across to feast on the salal berries underneath the Pacific Yew tree. The verse immediately popped into my mind: …

July 23, 2026Lessons from the forest

There is a way that seems right to a bat …

There is a way that seems right to a bat … but in the end it leads only to death. Poor little bat. It went looking for a cool place to hang during the heat of summer and…

July 16, 2026Lessons from the forest

Tyranny at the hummingbird feeder!

Tyranny has been occurring at the hummingbird feeder! Those who are bigger and more powerful than the little hummingbirds are taking dominion of what belongs to the hummingbirds. It began with the bear raiding the hummingbird feeders back…

July 5, 2026Lessons from the forest, Red, white, and blue

Harassed and dive-bombed! … by flies.

I had just settled into the rhythm of walking my loops for exercise this morning when a couple of large aggressive flies began circling my head and following me every step I took! They followed me around the…

July 1, 2026Lessons from the forest

Please, oh please can I have some apples?

Last night as I was busy fixing dinner a couple of does wandered by checking on the apple trees to see if the apples are ripe. Sadly, the apples are not ripe yet. In fact, the apples are…

June 27, 2026Lessons from the forest

Red, White, and Blue … oh what are we to do?? (Blue)

I love my country! I love the red, white, and blue! But what do we do when we feel like freedom is being taken away from us?? The last two blog posts considered the “Red” and the “White”…

June 23, 2026Lessons from the forest, Red, white, and blue

Red, White, and Blue … oh what are we to do?? (White)

I love my country! I love the red, white, and blue! But what do we do when we feel like freedom is being taken away from us?? The last blog post considered the “Red” in the Red, White,…

June 22, 2026Lessons from the forest, Red, white, and blue