Hey, thanks for being a part of the conversation. This is Forest Stories.
I am the Poet in the Forest, a children's series that I pinned
out in the nineteen nineties. Now, none of it would be possible if
it wasn't for this forest right here in South Charlotte, North Carolina. I
talk about it so much that I thought maybe it's time that you get to
know what has inspired me for thirty years. Thanks for being a part of
the conversation. Welcome back to the forest. Springtime in this forest, not
a very tiny forest, but springtime, the daffodils are poked up. They're
proud, they blow with the spring breeze and the tiny little purple flowers that
appear almost out of nowhere. But because you've taken the time to slowly stroll
through this forest, you're allowed to feel what the atmosphere is willing to share
with you, and following witness to the beauty of these purple little flowers that
come from out of nowhere. It's music. It's just something that touches your
soul in a way that says, yeah, you're here, you're present.
Soon the dogwoods will be blossoming and all the other flowers that have been planted
inside their gardens. One thing that I'm very excited about this year is that
new neighbor Steve has built this beautiful, this beautiful above ground garden. Now
around here we have a lot of deer. I love me some deer,
but they like to eat everything. But I'm excited to find out what he's
going to plant inside this above ground garden in the way of bringing new beginnings
to this area of the forest. To share with other people what you're creating.
I believe in the fruit that we can all bring to others, and
this forest really is a place for fruit. I'm hoping that it inspires others
within this forest to build their above ground gardens so that we can all share
like a real commune. We've talked about the bee farmer. The bee farmer
shares his honey every single year. We've talked about how these trees have offered
a shade, and even this slow moving stream inside this forest moving to that
lake. There's just something very peaceful about how it likes to just take its
southern time. It probably has a Southern accent just as much oh springtime in
Carolina, especially this forest take the time to look for the invisible flowers.
They're there. They want to be seen, they want to be listened to.
Thanks for being a part of the conversation.