"Close To Nature" Blogs & Blog Posts

I planted three cuttings of  the Shanghai Beauty shrub three weeks ago  in a  plastic pot and I was surprised when instead of producing small leaves, the end tip of one cutting  has tender buds about to bloom and the two remaining ones are thrivi...

  Amazing! There is always something new every time I read Mary Oliver’s poems and you get to imagine the scene while appreciating every word. You get  to open your eyes to the way she sees the world - and you smile because somehow...

….the calm and quiet after a day’s work loving the smell of newly trimmed carabao grass and seeing the repotted plants lining up the wall a hot cup of peppermint tea and chocolate cookies. another perfect day despite the hard work. being...

Sometimes, you need no words to express the beauty of life and all it brings. For more of this, please click this link. Filed under: art, Close to Nature, Closer to God, life, photography, weekly photo challenge Tagged: Close to Nature, Closer to God...

Filed under: Close to Nature, Closer to God, flowers and blooms, gardens, guilty pleasures, photography Tagged: city gardening, Close to Nature, Closer to God, flowers and blooms, nature, photography, Sanggumay Orchids...

With the temperature reaching  to  as high as  34°C here in Metro Manila, it’s definitely the start of summer days. Surprisingly though, it’s  still a bit cool at night with a light breeze to  enjoy the  evening. What comes to mind...

Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities of the world.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   Filed under: city gardening, Close to Nature, Closer to God, flowers and blooms, guilty pleasures, life, photography Ta...