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Hello Tree
A Morning Wandering
Hosted by the Southwestern Ohio Council of Ohio Illuman*
*This Illuman event will happen rain or shine. 🌦
Hello Tree
Take some time to greet and appreciate the beauty and abundance of nature by joining our Southwestern Ohio Illuman Wandering. The heart of the experience is a solo walking trip into forests, along the waterways, and across the fields of one of Ohio's most beautiful state parks.
Hello Tree is a phrase you might use as you really look to see the towering forest dweller in front of you. You will be invited to pause, to listen, to touch, to be one with all that you encounter. You might also find yourself saying hello blade of grass, or hello beetle with metallic wings, or hello flowing stream of rippling water.
We will start our day with a bit of poetry to frame the invitation of the experience. Then we will wander. Taking the time to be in creation is life-giving, calming, inspirational, and instructive. We will immerse ourselves in the natural beauty of Caesar Creek State Park, and the world.
Don’t forget to bring a chair and to pack a lunch for our circle following the wandering!
Date/Time: June 18, 2022, 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Location: Flat Fork Ridge Parking Area at Caesar Creek State Park
Cost: Free
RSVP: Email or Call - Tom Sparough / 513-602-0948.
Caesar’s Creek State Park
Located between Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton, Caesar’s Creek offers a great variety of natural settings and activities including forest hiking, waterfall misting, flower gazing, bird watching, insect peering, creak strolling, and fossil finding.
Our starting spot is strategically located in a shaded picnic area next to flush toilets along the banks of Caesar Creek Lake, and is handicapped accessible. There is a variety of terrain and pathways, from the gentle to the challenging.
We will gather at 9 a.m. to have a brief check in, share our guiding poem, and then begin our solo, three-hour wandering. We will re-gather once again in the safety of the great outdoors for discussion and a bring-your-own-lunch, concluding about 1:30 p.m. It may be helpful to bring your own lawn chair to sit on during the opening and closing portions of the day.
Contact Tom Sparough with questions and to RSVP at Tom@SpacePainter.com or call 513-602-0948. All questions are welcome.