Author Description

Dr. ten Brink writes about the natural wonders that she encounters while Working in Solitude among the organisms that inhabit her work space. There is much research about the spiritual, emotional, and physical health benefits for humans when they experience and enjoy the out-of-doors. Schools add gardens, outdoor classrooms, water features, wildflowers to their campuses. They may delay mowing so that grasses and wildflowers have the opportunity to disperse their seeds. The school day includes time for students to run and play and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Fieldtrips are scheduled to parks, zoos, geological formations. Extra-curricular activities such as scouts value time that students can camp, fish, canoe. Enjoy her encounters as she works in the out-of-doors in solitude surrounded by Nature with a multitude of organisms that go about their daily lives.