by Juliet Batten | 30, Aug, 2023 | Seasons Newsletter
Do you struggle to find stability in spring? Don’t feel there is something wrong with you. The nature of spring is change. It’s a season of uncertainty, and for most of us, uncertainty is not easy to deal with Spring is full of... 
by Juliet Batten | 24, Feb, 2022 | Uncategorized
Pōhutukawa love to stretch and yawn, to lean their limbs out into space, even as their roots remain firmly anchored in cliffs and solid ground. In the park where I walk, one such ancient tree has stretched a mighty limb out over the path. The bushy end of the... 
by Juliet Batten | 22, Sep, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter, Uncategorized
Over the years that I’ve been writing these newsletters I’ve never had to think, ‘What shall I write?’ They always arrive easily. But this time I did find myself wondering, because my mind has been elsewhere during Auckland’s weeks of lockdown. I’ve... 
by Juliet Batten | 22, Jul, 2021 | Seasons Newsletter
What do trees and grizzly bears have in common? According to forester Peter Wohlleben, who wrote The Hidden Life of Trees, bears prepare for hibernation by eating and eating to grow fat and sustain themselves for months of sleep with no food. And would... 
by Juliet Batten | 27, Aug, 2016 | Seasons Newsletter
Grass is greening Branches falling Spring awaits While cold sedates Wind and rain Rise again Trees surviving Trees...