Some of you may never experience a first snow of the season where you live. Where snow is a part of life it comes at different times for different regions. Ours came last week. As I gazed out at the falling snow I felt the sense of letting go and settling into the moment that…
Author: jinjerstanton
Jinjer Stanton is a yoga teacher in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also an amateur naturalist and photographer. It is Jinjer's passion in life to observe the world and, if she can manage it, make sense of it.
From Macro to Micro: A Tale of Transformation, or Maybe Just Change
Every five years I seem to visit Old Cedar Bridge wetland just south of Minneapolis. It’s part of Minnesota River Valley Wildlife Refuge.
Real or Not Real: The Woman Who Disappeared
Even now, I know what I saw was not possible, but I did see it.
Stumps Fascinate Me
Stumps are a window into the life history of the tree that left them behind.
Real or Not Real: A Catly Transformation
A cat changed color and size. A sleek little cat (all black), went behind a trash can out by my garage and came out the other side bigger, and mostly white with grey tabby spots (I had been calling her “Lacey.”). I was gazing out the back door, without any particular focus, when the little…
Real or Not Real: Lovage
I don’t know whether the temperature actually lowered or my ability to handle the heat improved.
Holiday Blessing: 2020
How are you feeling without all the normal holiday noise and activity?
Herbal First Aid for Stings
It’s probably growing in your yard already and you’ve been striving to rid the lawn of it. You might be glad it’s there if you get stung!
My Brave New World
Up until now, my creative efforts have been tucked in at the edges of life …
Contemplating the Brave New World Being Built as We Speak
All of the realizations each of us experience are going to have a profound impact on our post-Covid world. I can’t help speculating about how things will shake out.
Jinjer Stanton 