nature bugs

For us who live in cities Nature is not natural.
Nature is supernatural. 

G.K. Chesterton



rock stacks on the beautiful U.S. northwest beaches last summer

Nature is supernatural to many of us, so unaccustomed we are to it.

Funny: at times a new friend will camp or hike with us, and comment, for example, on how many bugs there are. Yes, it's a part of the great wild outdoors.

mosquito bite

Yup, insects are a part of nature. As well as temperature extremes, unexpected changes in rain, sun, and wind patterns, scratchy leaves, and tiredness from hiking, sweating, finding a place to relieve yourself. It's a rude shock sometimes to people not used to these un-cushioned ways.

But along with all that also comes the awe-inspiring vistas, the serene grounding effect, the energy moving everywhere, the camaraderie, the opportunity to take a risk, feel wild, adapt, take it in.

There's an opportunity to accept everything as it is.

campfire relaxing
- the smoke keeps spring bugs away