So…blogs are hard. Unless you are an amazing writer or lead a super interesting life you know it’s hard to find things to write about. You have to come up with a theme, and make it interesting, maybe even a bit learny.
Thus the new and improved WitchyNikki Blog!
What is it that I am passionate about and want to educate the world on? The answer is simple, nature. So thus the idea for my new and improved blog is to document my nature walks, give you some awesome pics to look at, give you some websites to check out, recommend some books to read, maybe even share some folklore!!! I will try to write one at least once a week, so be sure to check in often!
So to kick off this new theme I will chat a little about why nature is so important to me. As a child I used to go to the park with my mom to bird watch. My parents used to take us on nature walks around town. We also went to the zoo every year. I think it is so important to let kids outside to explore nature, but I think it is equally important for adults to do this as well. As we grow up we are told to not play in the mud, not to dance in the rain, not to sit on a rock and just take in the beautiful world around us. Well I am here to tell you to reconnect with Mother Earth! Listen to her animal children, roll in the grass, or sit and simply watch the sunset.
One thing I notice on my nature walks are those who run by me listening to their ipods. I must look so silly to these people; I am walking but at the same time I am scanning the trees for the birds I just heard, or stopping to take a look at the deer tracks in the mud. I am walking to be fit, but at the same time I am observing the world around me! How can you hear the rustle of fallen leaves and find the snake underneath them if you have music in your ears! I challenge all of you next time you are out for walk to find one interesting thing in nature. Maybe it’s an oddly formed tree, or a birds nest. Just take a minute to appreciate nature and re-build your relationship with her!
I won’t go into to much on the first try here, don’t want to blow my load too early. So I will leave you with some pictures of my walk today, until next time!
Great Blue Heron
Duck
Birds Nest
I thought this was man made, but it's just how the tree collapsed
deer print
giant mushroom
Nice Nikki, Very Nice!
Cool, Nikki! I especially like the pic of the fallen over tree and the sun off the water in the last one. What a great idea for a blog and you are so right!