Nature
Unexpected Aftermath
In my back garden stands a lone tree. Nothing too special, just your standard tree. No one really thought anything of it, after all, what can you really do with a tree? Of course we love it to a certain degree, it has been a staple of the garden for nineteen years, yet it took that same amount of time before we put it to any good use. Naturally, that ‘use’ I’m referring to is as a place for birds.
By Alice Farmer5 years ago in Earth
Norway The Land of Midnight Sun
At the height of summer, from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle, the sun is visible at local time (midnight), which means that it is not really dark. And wherever you go, you find sunlight at night. From the Arctic Circle, the midnight sun is visible in the northern hemisphere during the summer (June 21).
By Rajan Poudel 5 years ago in Earth
My Discovery of a Peaceful Life
Finally moved in, it took a whole village to get me relocated to the most remote place I could think of, only to be closer to my ancestors, the sky, and the land that saw my great-grandparents grow. My family helped me build a home in a 1000 acre lot that my grandparents left us, my siblings decided they did not want it, and passed it all to me, it was a remote forest and in the middle, I built a cabin, the process took 6 months, from ground break to placing the final touches on the coffee table. My father added a security system, my mom a very big pantry, and my siblings a satellite dish half a mile away to ensure that I would have a way to communicate with them. I was so secluded that my closest neighbor was about 25 miles away, and that neighbor was my grand uncle, this land has been in the family forever, the ranch that my grand uncle owned was the main source of income for the whole family, and as the family continued to grow so did the business, coffee and cattle two things that seven generations had worked on and of course the forest the one reason to keep this land was to make sure that just like we received from it, we would give back to it. Here we had it all; water, trees, animal life and open skies.
By Claudia Rodriguez5 years ago in Earth
look to the left
My hands plunge into the water. Subtle perfume arises from the suds and the gentle hint of mint and citrus fill the surrounding air. As I cast my eyes out of our kitchen window, I gaze to the promises and the memories we have created in just over a year.
By lindsay dix5 years ago in Earth
Nature's Wonders
In the cool of the morning I like to stroll down this smooth pebbled path. It exudes tranquility and calms my spirit. My eyes are captivated by the little patches of daisies and creeping phlox tattered around the edges of the path with fresh dew clinging to them. The pale yellow and deep purple flowers provide an eye pleasing contrast to the hues of the lush green of the forest. my senses are awash with the cool air and the smell of the damp trees. In the still of the morning I can hear the soft crunch of the discarded leaves and pine needles strewn on the path. As I wander on I can hear the forest starting to come to life. The gentle breeze softly shakes the branches, pitter patters of feet start to stir and buzzing wings of various sizes take flight.
By Lori Heppler5 years ago in Earth
Dance of the Silver Threads
It was just another day at work, and everything was just as it was the day prior. For the past few days my shifts have thankfully been quite short. A nice and breezy 4 hours each. At the start of this bout of work I found it going by awfully fast, but as the days came and went my focus would wane and those 4 hours seemed to elongate beyond my comprehension. The main reason as to this was due to where I was placed. For each of these shifts, due to the short nature of them, the managerial team placed me behind the till for the entirety of each, allowing those who had been working for longer to get on with other things. Now I would have no issue with this normally, but my patience was straining ever so slightly due to how I had five days of this cycle, the longest amount of consecutive shifts I’ve been on since starting here 2 months ago.
By Alice Farmer5 years ago in Earth
The Beast of Busco
We’ve all heard the stories of the Loch Ness Monster, Champ, Bigfoot, El Chupacabra, and other mythical creatures that are claimed to exist in modern times. Have you, however, heard the one about the massive turtle deemed the “Beast of Busco?”
By Kassondra O'Hara5 years ago in Earth
