Back home. SNOW SNOW SNOW! Well it is still winter…not that Spring deters the snow gods here in VT.

Today’s theme is “Zen and the Art of Wildlife Tracking”. Some of us older folks (that’s most of us here I fear) may remember “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Persig ? Or the movie “Karate Kid” – the Zen of car washing? So many things can be “Zen” though some activities do seem to lend themselves to it more easily than others.

I have been taking a Wildlife Tracking workshop through the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier. Tracking requires a slow pace, attention to detail and an open mind that I find to be incredibly restorative. Like hunting, fishing, wildlife photography or plein air art, one needs to be quiet and observant; willing to just be and be open to whatever may arise. Maybe something awesome will come your way. Or maybe you will experience awe just being there in the woods and fields. A Zen practice indeed.

Until tomorrow.