An absolutely lovely, squishy, wet wander through the woods this morning with a good friend. Only found 1 mushroom, but we spent a long time taking in all the teensy details that can only be seen by really slowing down, pausing, and noticing. The mosses and fungi and lichen are a world unto themselves – an entire universe on a single tree stump. It’s so so SO important to take the time to slow down and just pay attention 
(If anyone is interested in my new mindfulness with nature journal about this exact thing, here’s more information about it!)
I spent quite a while looking at the dazzling array of colors, textures, and life-forms on an area of an old stump about the size of a hardcover book. So good to pause, be still, and simply notice.
It is especially amazing being able to share time like this with someone who gets just as geeked-out as I do about the small miracles happening all around us 
