by Shari Shattuck | Nov 2, 2025 | Acting & Experiences, art, authors, beauty, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, writers, writing
I love fall. It’s my favorite season, it always has been. The crisp days, the first fire, the color, the weather, the semi-relaxed days where we can wind down early because, well, it’s dark outside by 4. Some days, I just have to lie down in the leaves and...
by Shari Shattuck | Dec 31, 2024 | beauty, creative inspiration, depression, Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, therapy, writers, writing
I live in trees. I don’t mean in a treehouse or a hammock but surrounded by huge, varied trees that soar and thrive, that are covered with moss and mushrooms and ferns that grow 40 feet up. I love and respect them, they fill me with joy and peace, and though...
by Shari | Jan 7, 2019 | children, family, humor., Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, parenting
I can’t resist engaging with kids. They seem to be the people I most want to meet. My girls call me the baby whisperer, okay, sometimes they use the term ‘baby stalker’ based on some of the looks I get from wary care givers when I address a four year old...
by Shari | Apr 12, 2018 | America, beauty, creative inspiration, family, Life in General, Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More, parenting
My husband and I recently gave ourselves the gift of a few days in Yosemite National Park. There were jaw-dropping vistas, cliffs so dramatic they make you weep, waterfalls that remind you how mortal you are, and rivers and trees that murmur the blessings of Mother...
by Shari | Sep 1, 2012 | Nature: Hiking, Wildlife & More
Here’s a little friend I found trying to swim in my pool. I was glad to see him, and one of his siblings the day before, because we’ve had a shortage of snakes this year. For those of you who don’t understand this, it means—an excess of rodents! Now,...
