Wisdom Sharing: Voices of Nature

How does nature speak to you when you take a walk or look out the window?

A couple weeks ago I was walking with our dog in the early morning on a tree-lined fairway. It was a calm morning, and of all the trees I could see, I noticed one cottonwood’s leaves were visibly quaking. It was their rustling sound that first caught my attention. I stopped to look and wonder at this lone voice, especially noticeable because all the other trees seemed to still be asleep. Then I noticed another cottonwood 200 feet across the fairway also shaking and whispering. Without thinking I said to the trees, “Oh, you’re talking to each other.” It seemed my cue to be quiet and move on. There was no need to interrupt what looked like a private conversation. I don’t always need to understand everything that is going on around me. Sometimes I just need to let it be. 

Reflection by Associate Sean Bradley, Oct. 7, 2022.