tree-hug on november 22

Slabsides. A leaning tree-hug over a pond this morning. 

The air was filled with a pungent boggy smell.. 

Stillness and reflection.  A special place and feeling.  Message:  A wise voice from the past in the woods.  Naturalist-writer John Burroughs shared his love and respect for nature with the world from Slabsides, his cabin in West Park.  A historic place to breathe deeply and remember balance.  Peace.

John Burroughs Slabsides and Nature Sanctuary in West Park, NY. 

John Burroughs was America's foremost nature writer at the time Slabsides was built in 1895. 

Wise words that are as relevant today.