“Nature in her green, tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.”

– John Muir

In need of some soothing, I take myself for a walk at a near by lake a few days back. Sticking to the makeshift paths among the tress rather than the well-kept gravel one that circles the lake, I am immersed in shades of green. I walk slowly, no destination in mind other than noticing what is around me. Weaving in and out, sometimes stepping over fallen trees and branches, I am able to let go of for a time the heartache I keep at bay by mindless busyness at home. I am able to just be, relishing the beauty of the this tiny forest on the outskirts of town among the shades of green.