by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 5, 2024 | Mental Fitness
Early this morning, my 90-year-old mother texted me and said, “What’s the plan today?” I thought she was referring to it being election day. Like every other American I know (and many of my international friends as well), my mother has been anticipating...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 13, 2024 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature, Workshop
We walked single file through the dense, dripping jungle of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Our family’s two local guides seemed to have night vision lenses implanted in their eyeballs as they scanned the shadows and tree canopy for wildlife. Relieved I didn’t have to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 12, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness in Nature
Yes, they really are that blue. The feet, I mean. Of the boobies. Of the blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), anyway, not to be confused with the red-footed boobies (S. sula) or the Nazca boobies (Sula dactylatra). Before visiting the Galapagos Islands, where...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 14, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Photos: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography Playful. Curious. Chill. These are the words you’ll hear over and over again when people describe their Galapagos sea lion encounters. Whether wrestling each other with their lumbering bodies, napping on...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 9, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness in Nature
Photo: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography For the first time since I can remember (perhaps maybe ever), I don’t feel like I need a vacation to recover from my family vacation. I returned from our trip to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuadorian Amazon truly...
