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Lake Katherine - from Trash to Treasure

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World Co-ordiantes:  41°41'17"N - 88°21'55"W Palos Heights, IL Post in progress...

Skaraborgs län

Kids in the Garden

It is Summer of 2011...and I'm reliving my roots to the Earth in another generation. I'm in a little white house, raising 3 inquisitive children in a quaint rural Illinois town. The backyard is the kids favorite place. They think theres magic back there. They want a Garden this year and ask if I will help. The 3 yr old boy just wants to dig with toy trucks and plant seeds. The 7 yr old girl wants to create a fairy garden. The 9 yr old girl wants to know the game plan, the technical details of it all. I tell them YES, we are going to make an Organic Garden. They're so excited. Little smiling faces at the kitchen table, until one child asks "whats organic?" I had to stop and think. How do I explain the concept of "organic" to kids? I tell them its about having the magic of Nature, its caring for baby plants, and we can watch them grow fed from the Sun and Rain. We can have fun picking veggies from the backyard, real foods with no chemicals or yu

A Dream Destination

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Now that I've done my Pacific Coast Road trip, I am at the point of no return. I am officially addicted.  A lifelong dream has been realized. Wanderlust has been ignited into a wildfire. All Summer it was my dreams and myself on the open road. Alone, I camped out, hiked, and explored the gorgeous forests of the Northwest USA.  It was awesome, it was everything I dreamed of, and more. I'm on a quest to continue traveling discovering all the treasures Nature has to offer. Every road and every off beaten path, experiencing the breathtaking rare places on this Planet and the symphony of the stars and the seasons.  I am the Voice of Nature. I am here to heal Nature; to support eco-tourism, Nature education, awareness, green living, to see these places, speak for them, honor their spirit, and hopefully preserve and protect them for our future.  " When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch

Dimbo, Sweden

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World Co-ordinates  58°10'0" N  -  13°49'0" E   Dimbo, Sweden   Located in Vastra Gotaland Lan (West Goth Land) 170 miles West of Stockholm A remote village surrounded by vast forest, Dimbo is home to the largest Viking Burial Site in Vastergotland.  Located behind the Kyrka (church) are 300 graves. Some of them are burial mounds, some are marked in stone. The graveyard goes back to the Bronze Age, dated in the Viking Era between 800 to 1000 AD. Surrounding the area are wild paths that have been used since the Middle Ages. These immortal paths still exist today and now lead to an enchanting Nature Park. Imagine the Viking spirits who roam these forest paths evermore... This is where my roots are...and where someday I too will walk.

The Land of Ice and Snow

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Sometimes, Music reflects Nature... The land of ice and snow Where the midnight sun blows Hundred thousand lakes glow In the land of ice and snow Northern lights guide our way Come whatever may Forest god protects our day In the land of ice and snow Where Koskenkorva flows Where the freezing wind blows Summer nights are white and warm In the land of ice and snow Some might say that we are cold Don't believe all that's been told Our hearts are mad of gold In the land of ice and snow We didn't bow under oppression We fought and we died Redeemed in blood The land of ice and snow Here I was born and here I've lived And one day here I will die Under northern starry sky In the land of ice and snow... Music & Lyrics - Stratovarius http://www.stratovarius.com/     

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"Your past is a great part of who you are: the pain and the pleasure, the trials and rewards, the ease and difficulty. All is to be embraced by you, for without it, you would be less than who you are."  Ivo/Lisa Dorr The above statement, is totally true. (and eerie how karma repeats itself...) For my birthday in April, I planned a trip to Sweden. For a year prior, I had been researching my family history there, clues to my mysterious past, and of the culture which deeply runs thru my Viking blood, more than I ever knew.   I originally was going to travel with Bridge to Sweden - which does research and custom tours. Instead, I ended up with a 102 fever and flu which ruined my birthday trip, but by the magic of the universe - I did take a trip through the halls of time.  My Grandmother died in 1996. She loved Nature, Art, and was highly intelligent (although not college educated) adventurous, and fascinated with life. She loved to travel more than anything. 

The Power of Words

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"Stories are medicine.  They have such power, they do not require that we do,  be, act anything - we need only listen. The remedies for repair or reclamation of any lost psychic drive are contained in stories." Clairssa Pinkola Estes