Fields and Woods of Groß Ippener

"These people have learned not from books, but in the fields, in the wood, on the river bank. Their teachers have been the birds themselves, when they sang to them, the sun when it left a glow of crimson behind it at setting, the very trees, and wild herbs."

―Anton Chekhov, "A Day in the Country"

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Kapellbrücke - The World's Oldest Surviving Truss Bridge

Since life is short and the world is wide, the sooner you start exploring it, the better.

-Simon Raven

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Enchanting Woods of Warwer Sand

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ... There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter."

—Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

When you're away from people, when you're away from all the noise, when you're willing to listen, when you're surrounded by nature, you can hear her talk.

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