A short walk on a cold day led to an encounter with a tree and a lesson learned. My thoughts on what I learn from trees.
Can you learn anything from a tree?
Author: debsdialogue
I am a photographer, writer and travel blogger. I seek to live a thoughtful, simple, slow life with nature as my inspiration.
Falling Leaves – Why and How to Make Time for Nature Moments
Here's what I decided to do to reclaim my beneficial nature time. I have been working from home reinventing what I do for a living. However, it has also come with some unexpected challenges. I missed leaving the house to go to work because of the few precious moments of 'nature' interaction that stepping out of my front door gave me.
The Art of Leaving
I was wondering if there is an art to leaving? Leave where you may ask? There are lots of things that we can leave, for example, a place, a job or a relationship. I have just left the place in which I have lived for the last seven years, so I pondered the question as I made preparations to leave.
Peace and Rest: Stadtwanderweg 2
The Vienna Woods are truly beautiful. They 'green lung' of the city. There are many well-marked trails that are safe and easy to follow. Today I take you on a journey along a city hiking trail - Stadtwanderweg 2. I often take a mindful, quiet walk up into the beech forests. These woods are the [...]
Over the Hill or Running Free?
I read an article in the New York Times recently, which explained how people over 50 are redefining the expectations of age. It set me thinking because by the end of this coming year I will be celebrating my 54thbirthday and my partner just turned 60. Neither of us feels ‘that old’. We have our [...]
6 Mindful things to do in July
Well, we are now truly in the heart of Summer. How has it been for you so far? Have you experienced good or bad weather? Have you had too much rain and not enough sun? I have had a few extremes, as I divide my time between life in Vienna and back to the UK. [...]
A Slow Walk in Grinzing
When you explore a new city or town, do you ever look up? I am going to share with you some images I took wandering a suburb of Vienna called Grinzing. Grinzing was until the end of the 19th century an independent municipality, but today it is part of Döbling, the 19th district of Vienna. It [...]
