A Hopeful Nature

I find February a difficult month. I'm ready for spring but it's not quite here. Usually the days get quite a bit colder as the last push in winter before spring. This is a good time for reading magazines and discovering new artists. Read on to see a few new to me artists I found in the pages of some lovely magazines. See more art Plate 11 by Maria Sibylla Merian

This week's article dives into the science of beauty. What makes something beautiful? What happens in our brains when we see something beautiful? Why does beauty exist? Read the article

ISSUE #65 I have been accused of many things. Some true. Some not true. Some true that I will deny forever. I am aggressive (sometimes true). I am mean (not true). I am judgmental (I refuse to comment). But what no one has ever accused me of being an optimist. Always looking at the bright side. It is not who I am. It is not who I want to be. I am a realist, or at least I try to be one. I see what’s in front of me, see what’s happened in the past, and try to make a reasoned guess at possible...

ISSUE #63 A few weeks ago we went to see the puffins out at Cannon Beach. Every year, tufted puffins migrate back from the sea to Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach. So today is a day for puffin facts! Read this article Tufted Puffin sitting on a rock © 2025 Marisa Morby

ISSUE #61 As spring (slowly) starts to blossom here, I wanted to write about one of the things I think we've lost in a lot of gardens, but also maybe didn't realize was gone—aromas. Because of the way we've decided to grow and expand our gardens, many don't smell as good or as much as they used to. But what we don't realize, is what an impact this can have on us and the wildlife around us. Read this week's article on why flowers smell, how we've changed flowers so they're not as fragrant, and...