One thing to know about me is I love nature. I was born in Toronto and lived in the
suburbs. We weren’t far from farmland,
but unless you drove the 15 plus minutes to the farms, you really couldn’t
tell. It would actually kind of freak
me out to be able to see the stars, with all the city lights, that wasn’t
always possible. As I got older, I
learned to really appreciate the wonder and beauty of nature. Cicadas buzzing during the hot summer
afternoons, the raw power of a thunder and lightening storm, the calm quiet of
a cold winter night with the snow gently falling outside and the brilliant
colours of the leaves painting the countryside during the fall. I love seeing the animals too. The first time I saw a deer outside of a zoo
I was beside myself, I was so excited I couldn’t wait to tell someone. When I moved into a smaller town and found
rabbits in my backyard (which turned into a slight annoyance when my dog would
freak out or they ate my blueberries), or the time I saw a pair of foxes in my
backyard, I was stunned! They were so
close, so amazing and so beautiful, even more so since they were free.
When I stop for a moment and really appreciate the nature around me, I’m sometimes filled with such awe, it takes my breath
away. Most of the time, when I stop and
watch a sunrise or sunset, or just enjoy a quiet sunny afternoon, no matter
what the season, I am filled with peace.
It’s one of the few times that it feels like everything is back to
centre, that everything makes sense.
And sometimes, something I see will bring me to tears. I know this might seem silly, but watching
this amazing video of Starlings did just that.
You don’t always have to go looking for beauty in magazines or online,
sometimes, you just have to step outside.
