Society seems to have disconnect with nature and its appreciation. Getting out of the house is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Studies that experiment with human reactions to image stimuli show that people who look at images of nature produce more dopamine than those who look at pictures of urban developments. This is something that I experienced today. When I’m walking in the green belt, I was conscious of all the sounds. Normal sounds that I take for granted: the sound of wind, water, crickets, leaves crackling. What I observe is the entire Eco-system but also the very small interactions in nature. I can appreciate the sun and the warmth of its rays, bird chirping, and the feeling of the elements on my skin. The river is dried out except for some small pools of water that seem to have some algae growing, but mostly stagnant and dead looking. After peering into the little pools, I trekked up the side of a cliff to watch the sunset. In a small cave I found the perfect place to sit and as I looked around, I noticed a couple of birds that were under the rock that I was sitting on. They moved in and out of the crevice so fast in the harsh light that I couldn’t identify them, but I suspect they are the kind that uses mud to make its nest.

“On motionless wing they emerge from the lifting mists, sweep a final arc of sky, and settle in clangorous descending spirals to their feeding grounds. A new day has begun on the crane marsh.”
― Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac