What joy yesterday heading out with the camera on my phone to walk and walk and take pictures of trees! My wife loves the deep blue sky in the photo above, but I’m a sucker for black and white: What a delight to wander around looking at tree tops in the evening light… Free joy!Continue reading “The Joy of Walking with Trees”
Category Archives: Notes from Ben
The Snow and the Fish
My sister said, I’ll send you an exercise to write something short, just three minutes, about nature. But she never did. So I wrote something short about nature for three minutes anyway, and I’m glad I did. Writing is great, short it good. Here it is: – “This snow, amazing how peaceful it makes us.”Continue reading “The Snow and the Fish”
Fun in Times of Pandemic
A cool day in the Casa de Campo wild parkland west of Madrid. A huge pool from recent rains, the reflection of a dead tree. The kids throw in some sticks – ripples! Click! … Rotate 180 degrees, the tree is upright again! Take it home, have fun with photoshop. Over the top colours, overContinue reading “Fun in Times of Pandemic”
Depth of Place
There’s something special about going to a certain landscape again, and again. In all seasons, in all weathers. Finding all its paths, all its secrets. This landscape, above and below, is up in Madrid’s Sierra, a spot I return to over and over. There’s a wildness to it that connects with something deep inside me.Continue reading “Depth of Place”
A Deeper Life
As mentioned in a recent newsletter, I’ve been listening to Cal Newport’s Deep Questions podcast. When I want to make changes in my life, I find appropriate allies, and he is a good one right now. His focus is on living and working more deeply, and he’s very good at articulating the value and methodologyContinue reading “A Deeper Life”
