The sea, the sea

Sian Tucker introduces our first

theme this issue: salt water

he oceans cover 71 per cent of the

Earth’s surface. These immense

expanses of salty water can be raging one

moment, tranquil and shimmering the next.

The daily tidal movements and rhythms are both

completely relaxing and totally stimulating. A trip to

the sea is blissful, a chance to stop, gaze and daydream,

to let yourself go and completely unwind, to hear the waves

crashing against the rocks or calmly caressing the sand.

A beach is a place of happy carefree memories, somewhere

to run barefoot, skim stones, let the sand tickle between your

toes, paddle in the shallows, hear the laughing seagulls, build

sandcastles, read a book, fish, snorkel and swim. Laying on the

beach, letting the fresh sea air fill your lungs, while soaking up

the sunshine, all while getting a good healthy dose of vitamin

D, is a brilliant boost for mood, mind and body.

This is an abridged extract from

fforest: Being, doing & making

in nature, by Sian Tucker. Find

tips and inspiration on how to

be, create and explore in nature,

from cloud gazing and foraging,

to building a den and lighting

a fire. Published by Kyle Books.

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