Join me this Sunday, May 2 for my workshop, "Writers Gone Wild: Turning the Great Outdoors Into a Great Read," at Literary Hill Bkfest BookFest, a virtual celebration of books, authors, and all things literary. literaryhillbookfest.org

Such a pleasure to be a guest on Romina Romina Muhametaj's podcast, Coffee with Romina, where we discussed our mutual love of nature. You can listen to the episode here: connectwithromina.com/podcast/episod…

I highly recommend all of the books by my friend and fellow Changemakers author Dr. John Robinson on conscious aging and mystical activism. John is a true wise elder with much to offer the world!

The #broodx #cicadas inspired me to write my first published poem, comparing their mathematically determined arrival with our own shaky emergence from the #pandemic. ow.ly/gft950F7Esc #naturepoem

Had so much fun shaking the apple trees and helping my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dwight and Lauren Bradley, make apple cider in New Hampshire’s beautiful White Mountains this month! A bear visited the trees nightly but left plenty of fruit behind. #newhampshireoutdoors

I’ve never seen such an abundance of spicebush fruit in #RockCreekPark! Fuel for wood thrush journeys! #rockcreekpark #forestbathing #foresttherapy #forestphotography #traillife #natureheals #cityoftrees #natureimmersion

Grandmother Sycamore on the Theodore Roosevelt Island shoreline is resplendent on an autumn morning after rain. #forestbathing #foresttherapy #forestlovers #natureescape #cityoftrees #tree_lovers #treephotography #naturalist

When architect Steven Holl planted 35 ginkgo trees at the Kennedy Center’s new addition known as the REACH, Holl hoped the trees would drop their golden leaves in tribute on Nov. 22, the day Kennedy died. This week they did. Photos: Sandy Willen #gingkotree #fallfoliage #kennedyc

Happy birthday, Jamie Raskin! Thank you for all you do for Maryland District 8 and the country!

Terry Tempest Williams says it so well, as she always does.

January brought us four lovely snowfalls in Washington. Here’s hoping for February snow! #forestlovers #traillife #naturelover #winterscape #cityoftrees

Theodore Roosevelt Island is indeed a wonderful destination for a winter walk with its wild acres and iconic views of the city! washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/…

As the flowering cherries prepare to bring their magic, our hearts go out to the courageous people of Ukraine. writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/2022/03/blog-p… #StandWithUkraine️

Heartfelt thanks to poet Beate Sigriddaughter, Writing in a Woman’s Voice editor extraordinaire, for awarding one of my poems her February Moon Prize. writinginawomansvoice.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-p… #poetry #poetryisnotdead

Happy Earth Day! #EarthDay

The Pinxter Flower or Wild Azalea is blooming today in Rock Creek Park. And the Wood Thrush, DC’s official bird and favorite songster, is back from Central America. Springtime synchronicity! #PinxterFlower #WildAzalea #WoodThrush #RockCreekPark

It’s Mountain Laurel season in Rock Creek Park! #MountainLaurel #RockCreekPark #Nature

It’s Mountain Laurel season in Rock Creek Park! #MountainLaurel #RockCreekPark #Nature

Happy Autumn! 🍁 Recently led my 3rd trip to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Dakota Badlands for Smithsonian Associates. My friend Linda Rubenstein and I are enjoying an early taste of fall at TR’s Elkhorn Ranch site within the park. One of America’s best-kept secrets!

Polly Alexander and I visited the Capitol together this week to see our old friends-the trees! Started working on the first edition of “City of Trees” almost 45 years ago. The grounds, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, are now officially called the “Capitol Grounds & Arboretum.”