Catherine Burton

Not a bad office ☺️

#work #woods #nature #connection

Dancing with grief Partnering with the waves

Often we turn
our backs on the #sea
stand stubbornly
on the #sand
feet planted
hoping blindly
that #waves will not come for us
even though we can already feel them
lapping at our toes

But what if we turned
to face them
moved towards them
let our hearts be torn open
so that our souls
can fly #free

Beneath a tree Have you lain down recently beneath a tree?

Have you laid down recently beneath a tree?

Staring up into the branches as they spiral to the Sky

Feel the breeze kiss your cheeks while it dances with the leaves

Let the ease seep in

As your limbs soften on the ground

The beat of your heart slowing

As you allow yourself to take root

Wandering in the #trees

Following the call of #birdsong and #sunlight #woodland #nature #connection #trees

Dancing with grief Partnering with the waves

Dancing with grief - Day 4 of sharing my poems...
#grief #waves #sea #nature as our #teacher #connection #poetry #poem

Beneath a tree Have you lain down recently beneath a tree?

One of my favourite things... #trees #nature #connection #poetry #words #belonging

Day 3 of sharing my #poems - Beneath a tree...

the cool dark of the forest floor and touching bedrock

Day 2 of sharing my poems...

This is more prose than poetry perhaps, but it is a sample of some of the words that tumble out while I try to make sense of what is in my heart on one day of my daily woodland wanders.

I just want to live in a country where the leader can’t enrich themselves with our tax dollars, the government does what the people want, and the wealthy have to follow the laws.

You know, like a democracy.

Sharing one of my poems every day this week, as I try to get back into the habit of writing them up and not just filling notebooks w scribbles in the woods...

tatteredfishpoetry.substack.com/p/rain

"We are asking for a WW2 level of leadership".

Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster.

Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for Gov to make a televised emergency briefing to the nation?

Check here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
#NEB2025

Sometimes chasing the threads of Joy is more important 🎶

Thank you thank you thank you... I have done a fair bit of this too... I just don't understand why people who go to the trouble to visit the countryside are unable to go to the trouble to take their liter home 🫣

Chalk path between hedgerows

Today, I'm thinking and writing about ordinary paths. Not the spectacular paths through jaw-dropping landscapes that intend to wow and seduce us. But the gentler, everyday paths that love us quietly, like a partner who reaches out to take our hand when we need reassurance.

Good morning. I love the way this bridge just melts into the background, totally unassuming. Allowing a beautiful serene landscape..💜 x

Mera sleeping on the bed

“Why all the embarrassment about being happy? Sometimes I'm as happy as a sleeping dog, and for the same reasons, and for others.” ~ Wendell Berry

#happiness #poetry #rescuedog #dogsofbluesky

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Close-up profile of a rook’s head against a softly blurred green background. The bird’s glossy black feathers show a subtle iridescent sheen, while its pale, bare greyish-white skin around the base of the long, slightly curved grey bill contrasts sharply with the dark plumage. The rook’s round brown eye is sharply in focus, giving an alert, watchful expression.

Thought I do the alt of #corvids for #BirdOfTheDay too. Here’s a Rook. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin

A very bedraggled-looking Little Owl is slumped in the hollow of a tree, eyes half-closed and feathers ruffled. Its expression is one of pure exhaustion, as if it has just rolled out of bed and immediately regretted it. Nestled in its cosy nook, it appears utterly unprepared for the day ahead, radiating the unmistakable energy of someone who desperately needs a strong coffee before dealing with anything remotely productive.

Mood: unprepared and under-caffeinated.

#MondayMotivation

📷 Ted Smith

This made me quite emotional. An incredible performance, and a timely choice.

Well this is exciting... For me at least, I finally have a website ready to go.

www.phoenixnaturetherapy.com

Another pair of #trees. Separate yet each beautifully aware of the other and interconnected deep down.
#nature #connection

Thinking about getting started with climate action but not sure if you’ve got time or capacity?

If you’re a parent, grandparent, carer or someone who loves kids - watch our 2 minute welcome video or attend a welcome call to join us. Link in bio.

Through the Door: facing the climate crisis (for therapeutic practitioners) An online professional workshop on facing the climate crisis for those with experience of working therapeutically with individuals or groups

As old systems crumble, therapists can play a vital role as midwives of the change, facilitating the birth (or rebirth) of something new or previously hidden.

Through the Door is a workshop for therapeutic practitioners on facing the climate and related crises:
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Today as I stepped into the #woods, what struck me was the vibrancy of the moss, so green it almost seemed to glow, so alive so vibrant. Even when the world feels heavy and grey, there is #joy to be found if we remember to look.
#nature #connection #glimmers

Golden leaves, Copper beech holding on till spring and adding glorious splashes of colour to misty woods…

#nature #connection #glimmers #joy

Frog in a pond

Two thirds of all freshwater species are supported by ponds, but the number of ponds in the UK plummeted in the 20th century. So garden ponds are vital for biodiversity - and creating one could help frogs, toads, dragonflies, bats, hedgehogs, swifts…
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cre...

A group of children and an adult are planting a young tree in a grassy area. The children are wearing bright green safety vests and raincoats, and the adult is using a shovel to add soil around the tree base. The background features autumn-colored trees, and the sky is overcast. A large caption reads, "Community-led rewilding" on a pink backdrop.

At Allestree Park - the UK’s largest urban rewilding project - we’re working together to help people and wildlife thrive 🌳🐝

This isn’t just about restoring habitats, it’s about supporting people to lead nature recovery where they live 🤝

Get involved: https://pulse.ly/71evwzqvjw
#WilderByNature

These 2 #trees 💚 Standing together in the middle of a field, and they always make me smile. They remind me a little of an old married couple. Quite different #characters, yet always together side by side they grow, and you just know they wouldn't be the same if they didn't have each other. #nature

And this one is by me as I warm up my toes after a morning in the woods. Purrrfect.
#cat #nature #companion