tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32202717747833620582011-11-27T16:25:03.372-07:00Grounded poetry, criticism, and observations of the natural world. Touch earth. Touch wood. Down Icarus! Hit the dirt, Antaeus!Dreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118728083521011575noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220271774783362058.post-32717654858008857172008-05-17T00:28:00.002-06:002008-12-09T07:32:42.644-07:00

Part 3: Creating a Sense of Place at Beus Pond Exploring together, we continue to walk the trail at Beus pond, stopping when we see a squirrel on a largish box elder just off of the path. The little gray rodent is quick – quicker than my noisy little toddler, who just misses seeing it as he stumble-runs up to the old grey trunk. The tree is ringed by the not-so-natural bird feeder boxes that the

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Part 2: "Loose Parts" Toys and Belly-button PatchesBeus Pond is a little bit closer to home than the world of Go Diego! Go, just a mile or so up into the foothills above South Ogden. Tucked in among the houses that have grown up around it, this little man-made drainage pond surrounded by thick stands of trees is the "back-to-nature" spot of choice for locals seeking a spot to meditate – or to

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Part 1: Go Diego! Go; Exposure to the Natural World"Dad, are jaguars nice?" asks my son William. It's a conversation we've had many times – though the subject has varied. We’ve discussed spiders, snakes, bears, and June bugs, but this time it’s jaguars. He brings it up as we prepare for a little "hike" I'd promised to take with the kids around a local wooded pond. We’re off to “relate to nature,”

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