I always find that nature, but more specifically trees, help me to feel like the better version of myself. In that sense, nature heals. However, in our current times of social distancing nature also protects and keeps us and others safer. There are tangible and intangible benefits to nature. The physical and the spiritual. I was thinking of this as I strapped on my snowshoes (yes, Spring has not yet arrived in Northern Wisconsin), and set out into the woods for some social distancing, observation, and exercise.
The day before had been warm, but it had been a cold night, getting down into the teens. So as I set out shortly after sunrise, the snow was crusty and firm. Not like the hollow, sublimated snow of just a few days earlier. My snowshoes floated well on top of the crust and may pace was quick. The morning sun was bringing the temperature up quickly, but the morning air is crisp in my lungs.
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