I've only now - just this morning - discovered your stack and can't believe it's taken me this long.
What an absolute delight! Both in text and images. Your love for the place you've landed evokes a wellspring of gratitude - for you, for the land and all your friends (trees are some of my closest friends too, rocks as well) and for your readers who get this vicarious feast.
Reading this I thought of Kathleen Norris' book, Dakota, very much about the land and how that shapes us. I was also reminded of my 14 months living in an Arizona desert, where something fully new in me was tapped. I never forgot how specific to that place, this creative burst, found expression.
So, so wise and beautiful. I'm so happy to have been directed here. Nourishing.
Very best to you. Thank you for this gorgeous glimpse.
Dear Kathleen, I'm so happy you found your way to The Quaking Poplar 🌳! Thank you for reading and for leaving such a beautiful comment. I'm jotting down "Dakota" and while I never lived fully in Arizona I spent quite a bit of time in the Sonoran Desert and I had much the same reaction as you!
Now, I'm headed over to YOUR Substack (I took a quick peek and saw that Bird and my heart melted, so pretty sure I'll be happy to have found you, as well!
I always love to read your posts, I make time to curl up with my two dogs and fully submerse myself with your words. You have such a gift with your words, I am often in awe of how you are able to express how you feel in nature, I resonate so deeply. Thank you 🌳🌳🌳
Thank you, Lissa! Your comment means a lot to me. I never considered myself a writer but all of a sudden, it's all I want to do. Nature really unlocked something in me - especially here where I'm so blessedly immersed in it. So happy it resonates with you! 💚
Yummmmmmm. I share all this love, and the need to wander in the trees, it is all absolutely FOOD for my soul. Thanks for this, you always take me to those places I most love. Yay!!! ^_^
So timely, Barbara… as the whole family just came to the conclusion that West Michigan isn’t feeling like home. Time to move again, thank you for your wise words and inspiration 💛. Hoping to finally find my special place this time too…
Just beautiful Barbara, and timely for me… as a fellow earth sun(Virgo to your Taurus) a sense of place has always resonated with me. We have lived in the desert for the last 14 years and though I found it barren and ugly when arriving, it’s shy beauty has grown on/with me. We are looking to relocate this summer and I see my bare feet connecting with the earth on our new property, but cannot see where yet. I’m hoping spirit will show me the way it showed you to your New Hampshire haven.✨💛thank you~Kelly(Crone group)
Thank you, Kelly, and thx for reading! I love visiting the desert although it's been years. Get your moving mantra ready and you'll be good to go! Looking forward to hearing where you land! 💚
I want to thank you for everything you share . I enjoy listening to your calming voice and my husband always asks to look at your wonderful photographs.
I feel that I have learnt so much from your writing in the past year. I am blessed to have found writing that resonates with me in a way I have not felt before. I'm not sure if it's rediscovering my inner child or something else but I feel an inner calm that is quite unfamiliar. Thank you for helping me find new perspective.
Thank you Barbara for sharing some well timed forest magic! Hope you get to enjoy plenty more snow 💚
Oh my, Kirsty! Thank you so much! I'm so happy to have you here and I always appreciate your precious comments. Thanks to your husband, also, for looking at my photos. We have a beautiful snowstorm happening right now and I'm just about to go wander in it. ❄️❄️🌲💚
Thank you, Maureen, for both reading and leaving me such a beautiful comment! Truly. I am amazed at how many wonderful heart-centered Nature-loving people I’ve met here on Substack. 🧚♀️🌲💚
Barbara, you’re such an enchanting writer. I was captivated. I love how you are held so well in your little mountain/pond/forest hamlet, and that you hold so much space for that special place, too. I loved how you reminded that the place that feels like home can change many times in a single life. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
These photos are simply unreal. To be able to view those visions with real eyes!!! Ugh❤❤❤❤❤. I love this post!!!! Thank you for sharing with us and I am ALWAYS waiting for the email to pop up with a new share🤭🤗🤗🤗🤗 xoxo. I love you!! P.s. my husband said that was the ice settling that made that noise. He said he has been ice fishing ( Lake St. Clair) and it has shook him its so strong.
Hello, dear Jamie! Thank you for being such a precious reader/listener of my ramblings. I'm finding that I'm repeating myself a lot but oh well. 😂 Thank you for sharing about the mystery noise at the Pond! OMG Lake St. Clair - that must have been WHOA! You can only imagine my joy that I was recording when it happened! I had just pulled the Whale care the day before, hence my vision of a Whale emerging! I love you so much, my friend! 💚💚
I've only now - just this morning - discovered your stack and can't believe it's taken me this long.
What an absolute delight! Both in text and images. Your love for the place you've landed evokes a wellspring of gratitude - for you, for the land and all your friends (trees are some of my closest friends too, rocks as well) and for your readers who get this vicarious feast.
Reading this I thought of Kathleen Norris' book, Dakota, very much about the land and how that shapes us. I was also reminded of my 14 months living in an Arizona desert, where something fully new in me was tapped. I never forgot how specific to that place, this creative burst, found expression.
So, so wise and beautiful. I'm so happy to have been directed here. Nourishing.
Very best to you. Thank you for this gorgeous glimpse.
And yes! I've heard that sound of cracking ice.
Dear Kathleen, I'm so happy you found your way to The Quaking Poplar 🌳! Thank you for reading and for leaving such a beautiful comment. I'm jotting down "Dakota" and while I never lived fully in Arizona I spent quite a bit of time in the Sonoran Desert and I had much the same reaction as you!
Now, I'm headed over to YOUR Substack (I took a quick peek and saw that Bird and my heart melted, so pretty sure I'll be happy to have found you, as well!
So happy to meet another Nature-loving sister! 💚
I always love to read your posts, I make time to curl up with my two dogs and fully submerse myself with your words. You have such a gift with your words, I am often in awe of how you are able to express how you feel in nature, I resonate so deeply. Thank you 🌳🌳🌳
Thank you, Lissa! Your comment means a lot to me. I never considered myself a writer but all of a sudden, it's all I want to do. Nature really unlocked something in me - especially here where I'm so blessedly immersed in it. So happy it resonates with you! 💚
Yummmmmmm. I share all this love, and the need to wander in the trees, it is all absolutely FOOD for my soul. Thanks for this, you always take me to those places I most love. Yay!!! ^_^
Thx for reading, Jaan! Nature is the best companion, the best medicine of all (in my humble opinion!) 🧚♀️💚🌲
Mais, oui, mon amie. C'est le tra la la! xo xo
So timely, Barbara… as the whole family just came to the conclusion that West Michigan isn’t feeling like home. Time to move again, thank you for your wise words and inspiration 💛. Hoping to finally find my special place this time too…
You need a moving mantra! Keep me posted, Amy. Good luck! 🩷🩷
I sure do 😂😂😂
Just beautiful Barbara, and timely for me… as a fellow earth sun(Virgo to your Taurus) a sense of place has always resonated with me. We have lived in the desert for the last 14 years and though I found it barren and ugly when arriving, it’s shy beauty has grown on/with me. We are looking to relocate this summer and I see my bare feet connecting with the earth on our new property, but cannot see where yet. I’m hoping spirit will show me the way it showed you to your New Hampshire haven.✨💛thank you~Kelly(Crone group)
Thank you, Kelly, and thx for reading! I love visiting the desert although it's been years. Get your moving mantra ready and you'll be good to go! Looking forward to hearing where you land! 💚
I will Barbara! And I just realized you are a Sag sun per the convo today! I think with a Taurus placement?
Taurus Moon and Rising!! :) XO
I want to thank you for everything you share . I enjoy listening to your calming voice and my husband always asks to look at your wonderful photographs.
I feel that I have learnt so much from your writing in the past year. I am blessed to have found writing that resonates with me in a way I have not felt before. I'm not sure if it's rediscovering my inner child or something else but I feel an inner calm that is quite unfamiliar. Thank you for helping me find new perspective.
Thank you Barbara for sharing some well timed forest magic! Hope you get to enjoy plenty more snow 💚
Oh my, Kirsty! Thank you so much! I'm so happy to have you here and I always appreciate your precious comments. Thanks to your husband, also, for looking at my photos. We have a beautiful snowstorm happening right now and I'm just about to go wander in it. ❄️❄️🌲💚
Happy wanderings in your winter wonderland! 😉🌲❄💚
Thank you, Kirsty! XOXO
I am at such peace, awe and wonder just reading your soothing calming magical prose :)
I thank God and love itself for you and Your Place in our world.
Some things are worth the wait. Reading this is one of those moments :)
Thank you, Barbara Sinclair!
Thank you, Maureen, for both reading and leaving me such a beautiful comment! Truly. I am amazed at how many wonderful heart-centered Nature-loving people I’ve met here on Substack. 🧚♀️🌲💚
Barbara, you’re such an enchanting writer. I was captivated. I love how you are held so well in your little mountain/pond/forest hamlet, and that you hold so much space for that special place, too. I loved how you reminded that the place that feels like home can change many times in a single life. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!
Oh, thank you for reading and for this beautiful comment, Amanda! You are my Nature-loving soul sister, no doubt about it! 🧚♀️🌲💚🥰
These photos are simply unreal. To be able to view those visions with real eyes!!! Ugh❤❤❤❤❤. I love this post!!!! Thank you for sharing with us and I am ALWAYS waiting for the email to pop up with a new share🤭🤗🤗🤗🤗 xoxo. I love you!! P.s. my husband said that was the ice settling that made that noise. He said he has been ice fishing ( Lake St. Clair) and it has shook him its so strong.
Hello, dear Jamie! Thank you for being such a precious reader/listener of my ramblings. I'm finding that I'm repeating myself a lot but oh well. 😂 Thank you for sharing about the mystery noise at the Pond! OMG Lake St. Clair - that must have been WHOA! You can only imagine my joy that I was recording when it happened! I had just pulled the Whale care the day before, hence my vision of a Whale emerging! I love you so much, my friend! 💚💚
Cathy, thank you so much for reading and for saying that! It means so much to me. Truly. 💚
Thank you for reading, J.R., and always leaving such kind comments! Happy 2024 to you, too! XO