In her new poem “Matriarch,” Kimberly Phinney mediates on the maternal power of an acorn, layering her own maternal longings and subtle depictions of Mother Mary. In her photography, she looks at ways the garden gives back like a selfless mother to the land.

In “Wait for It,” her garden helps Sarah Steele realize that patience is an essential component to a growing life. Her photography captures her garden flowers at various stages of growth.

In her poem "Begin Again,” which is paired with her nature photography, Kim Lilley invites beauty and transformation through the story of one hungry caterpillar.

In her three-poem tanka triptych entitled “Plant / Yield / Glean,” Lisa explores a series of former beliefs with her new understandings.

Elizabeth Houseman draws us into a unique perspective on nature in her inspirational black-and-white photos. She observes nature carefully—looking both up and down—and shares what these creatures have to offer in “Red-Tailed Hawk and Field Mouse” and “Centipede.”

Venture deep into the mountains, as Kimberly Phinney comes face-to-face with the spiritual forces of nature in her poem “In Translation” and her accompanying nature photography.

In “When the Woods Whisper Your Name,” Donna Bucher takes a walk through a childhood forest and finds meaning and connection to the past. She also shares her photography with flowers and a waterfall as her subjects.