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Ancient Forest Mini Journal

$8.50

  • Spiral bound mini journals measure 3.5″ wide x 5″ tall.
  • 100% post-consumer recycled paper.
  • Blank pages for notes or sketching.
  • There’s a story inside the cover that relates to the artwork on the front.
  • Made in the USA.
  • Handmade in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State

The following description appears on the inside cover of your mini-journal.

Inside Cover DESCRIPTION

Ancient Forest

The majesty of the giant trees draw us into the forest trail dappled in summer light. We are immediately humbled by the immense size and age of these living beings. Calmness enters our heart and fresh oxygen nourishes our lungs. Soft edges sharpen in deepening shades of green. We feel an ancient network of interconnections between the trees, the birds, the bugs and the berries. Hidden life rustles. Warblers sing their warbling song. Squirrels leap effortlessly. A branch moans in the breeze.

Drawn to touch the thick soft bark, our fingers sink into this outer skin of life. Gossamer threads of spider webs float between branches. Shadow and sunlight scatter here and there as a bright bird flutters.

Fallen trees create a nursery for new growth–decay, seeding and germination. Nutrients recycled, building the duff that softens our footsteps.

We can learn so much from these giants who planted their roots thousands of years ago.

artwork by Susan Bull Riley © 2010

text by Kara Jean Hagedorn