Hello Wild One,
Welcome to Plod Chat episode 5. These are little updates from me for paid members of Nature Writing Club. It’s no secret that I absolutely love sunrises. I’m making this episode open to all, so I can share the joy of Tuesday’s dawn.
This video is a simple example of a very basic yet powerful nature connection activity.
I notice…
I recently came across the work of nature journaller and teacher John Muir Laws. He teaches his students to begin with the powerful prompts
I notice
I wonder
It reminds me of
The Wild Wonder Foundation says; “Learning how to observe, ask questions, and make connections in nature is learning how to learn. This powerful routine can be the foundation of exploration, discovery, and wonder in students’ nature study and in any other academic discipline.”
Like we all do, I struggle to be ‘in the moment’ very often. But by doing this little I notice practice, I felt like I truly experienced the sunrise and connected more deeply with what I was sensing around me.
I hope you find the video soothing and I hope you try it yourself, too.
