by Meredith Walters | Nov 13, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
I had another magical encounter in the woods, but before sharing that, let me acknowledge that it’s been a minute (or roughly 120,960 of them for those who are counting) since I last sent something out. A good friend who noticed this wondered if something was wrong,...
by Meredith Walters | Aug 21, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
Content Warning: This post discusses death, including the death of animals. Skipper Update Remember Skipper, the adorable coyote pup from my last post who showed me, in the cutest way possible, that I can trust my intuition? I’m going to tell the second half of that...
by Meredith Walters | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
What do we do when logic and intuition collide? One day several weeks ago, I was perusing my favorite mud puddle for animal tracks when I came across something extremely odd. The mud puddle, which is more like an inland, mini-mudflat that lies next to a small stream...
by Meredith Walters | Jun 18, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
First, I want to share some quick news about a different type of magic—This Animal Body won the Nautilus Book Awards in the Fiction (Large Publisher/Large Hybrid) category. This was the award I felt most unlikely to win because my book competed against all types of...
by Meredith Walters | May 7, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
Photo of crossvine flowers by Susanne Alexander on Unsplash “Mama’s form and my own disappeared. In the remaining emptiness, the space where we had been, only affection remained, my love for her and hers for me, this immense and shining we.”This Animal Body Several...
by Meredith Walters | Apr 3, 2025 | Blog, Nature Connection
In my last post, I talked about a type of magic we all have access to that’s unbelievably powerful but isn’t what we typically associate with super-natural powers. Now I want to explore the more conventional magic we all hold that’s closer to the Harry Potter...