What a weekend! I was so blessed to be able to go to not one but THREE sanctuaries this weekend. The weekend was a bit of whirlwind of activity; however all of it was nourishing though in wildly different ways. Saturday in Massachusetts was simply gorgeous. The sun hung brightly in the sky and the weather was what could be considered warm given the rest of the Winter...oh dear. I have been living out of the South long enough the low 40s is considered warm...neither here nor there. Saturday was perfection and so though I had other Saturday plans I decided to travel to The Daniel Webster Sanctuary in Marshfield. I was rewarded for my flexibility as The DW Sanctuary was heaven and made me feel as if I was closer to Tennessee (the home of my Southern soul) then I have been in some time.

The place is just bananas in all the various things it offers. You walk out and the first thing you are greeted with is a pond where the friendliest geese live. They happily greet you as you proceed. The sun hits off the water and creates prisms everywhere. It made me think of what Glimmer Lake must have looked like to Anne in the Anne of Green Gables books.

Next you find yourself on a mini boardwalk that takes you through marshlands. Trees burst out from their watery roots and the sun shines through the canopy of trees as you walk through what is alternately creepy and magical.

You spill out from the marshlands into a field that leads you past another pond and over a charming bridge...it smells fresh and there is a sound of buzzing ATVs in the background and this is what made me feel so at home. It literally smelled and sounded like home. The sun was its brightest here and everything seemed to call to me.


Tomorrow I will share my pictures from the Habitat in Belmont as well as tell you a bit about Drumline Farms in Lincoln aka where I want my House of Dreams one day. This week I will also be introducing The Dorchester Project (potentially a more creative name for it too), which will be my new effort to focus on finding beauty within our own neighborhoods and daily life. I have spent a lot of this blog focusing on my hikes and nature walks, which I want to continue to do; however I also want to get closer to the roots of why I began this all. I hope you have an excellent start of your week and I look forward to spending more time with you via blog this week.