In the recent pandemic years, families, significantly children have been impacted by the challenges associated with urban living. The most pressing challenges include public health, access to free green spaces,…
Whenever we think of #ocean, we recall #waves and #shells. Almost everyone who visits the sea can lick the salty spray of the waves from their lips or fingers if…
This week, we got some yard work done. I was amazed at how much work there was to do to maintain the soil: We had to rake out the old…
Amazing life of #botanist Marianne North The life of a field #botanist is fascinating especially in the #tropics. One gets to visit #forests teeming with #plants and #animals. Every #valley…
Everyone has a favorite memory of the moon. Growing up in India when I was young, about 6-7 years old, I was not scared of the dark. Fear of the…
For my doctoral dissertation, I studied the understorey flora of an evergreen rain forest in the Western Ghats of India. Like every other tropical forest, the space was packed with…
Around the world, May is generally a warm month. #Flowers are in full bloom. #Animal families are growing, and then there is an #abundance of green and natural life all…
Engaging in Art about nature deepens the connection with nature and provides well being. Picture courtesy: Wikimedia commons We all have a unique, deep, connection with nature. It could be…
Contradictions abound about our choice of the location we live. We long for nature to relax, but we live crowded in the cities. Most human beings now live in the…
One sure way to get #children read a #book over and over again, make it a book a favorite book is to add a touch of humor. Etta Kaner has…
