My husband Kory and I traveled to Alaska for our 10 year wedding anniversary the first week of September 2025! Here's our 7 day travel itinerary.

As I tried earnestly to become one with my couch, my pounding head and I were summoned out from under the warmth of the blanket and into...

Love is particularly the way we live on the land when all signs of life have gone underground; when most find her unlovable, inhospitable—lo

Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...

Once I learned there was actually spectacular nuance in this apparently monotonous landscape, I was intrigued, bewildered, enchanted.

Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Today it is a scene of peace. Tomorrow it may be one of black clouds, pounding rain or tearing winds. That is the way Kansas is.

the emergence of spring

Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.

Stratus clouds framed in the airplane window wearing the pink hues of the sunrise

Pollinators are facing a major decline due to human activity and harmful farming, landscaping, and maintenance practices.

It's time to change our idea of what a beautiful lawn and garden is. Perfectly manicured outdoor spaces require damaging practices and harmf

Last fall I read a book called Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li. It was my toilet read (I...