Yesterday my good friend and I took a walk in our nearby creek park in order to identify plant species. As we live in Pinehurst now, there are many different kinds of pines as well as other trees and plants. Each has its own unique characteristics.
Learning their names gives me a handle on how to appreciate them. Red cedars and red maples line our street. Sitka spruce and ponderosa pine grace our neighbor’s property. Lots of Alders, blackberries, horsetail and sword ferns benefit from the combination of earth, water, air and sunshine in a way that refuses domestication.
How do you appreciate your natural world? Are you comfortable in the realm that is beyond domestication? Ki to Happiness looks up to the trees as elders on this planet.