Markham House
1775 Connie Road V9Z 1C8 Sooke, BC, Canada

When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness. I woul...d almost say that they save me, and daily. I am so distant from the hope of myself, in which I have goodness, and discernment, and never hurry through the world but walk slowly, and bow often. Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, ‘Stay awhile.’ The light flows from their branches. And they call again, ‘It’s simple,’ they say, ‘and you too have come into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine.’ Mary Oliver - When I am Among the Trees. Efim Volkov - Stream in the Wood, 1900.

Sitting down by the creek, listening to the water rush by, basking in the warmth of the sun, and my heart is overflowing with love and gratitude for all that I have been given. <3

My religion is nature. That’s what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me Oliver Sacks

A beautiful summer day here.

Trees are SOULS like you and I. They are sentient aware beings. FEELING life forces just like us. They are maintainers of life here. The breath we take in and e...xhale is a feedback loop between us and them. We breathe each other in and out to continue our experience within this particular play of life. Please look deeper around and within you. ALL is one giant living spirit. We are so much more deeply connected to our environment than we have been taught to believe. We share the same spirit with the water. The animals. The plants. The stars. All is an extension of our own essence. Nothing is separate from us. Nor are we from all of this living conscious universe .