{"id":232,"date":"2009-06-25T08:13:26","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T13:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2009-06-25T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T15:35:31","slug":"reviving-my-senses-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/2009\/06\/reviving-my-senses-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviving My Senses &#8211; Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was surprised when touch turned out to be the most difficult sense for me to portray pictorially.  I did my best, and I&#8217;ll love to see YOUR representations.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/lambs-ear1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lamb&#039;s ear (Stachys)\" title=\"lamb&#039;s-ear\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/lambs-ear1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/lambs-ear1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lamb's ear (Stachys)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThis garden plant got its common name from both the look and feel of its soft, fuzzy leaves.  Although it&#8217;s far from one of the favorite plants in my garden, I do love to stroke those leaves.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/soil-blog-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Get your hands dirty\" title=\"soil\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/soil-blog-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/soil-blog.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get your hands dirty<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIn addition to the obvious pleasure in growing things to eat or admire, you can obtain other real benefits from getting your hands dirty, too.  Research has shown that the microbes in soil provide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesonline.co.uk\/tol\/life_and_style\/health\/article1596735.ece\">therapeutic benefits<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/feet-grass-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh cut grass\" title=\"fresh-cut-grass\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/feet-grass-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/feet-grass.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh cut grass<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAhhhh&#8230;.bare feet in fresh-mown grass.  Even better early in the morning when it has dew on it.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/moss-blog-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"Moss\" title=\"moss\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/moss-blog-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/moss-blog.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moss<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSpring mosses are delightfully soft and yielding underfoot.  Although my feet are <em>way<\/em> too tender to join their ranks, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barefooters.org\/hikers\/\" target= \"_blank\">barefoot hikers<\/a> probably really love <a href=\"http:\/\/barefoothikersjournal.blogspot.com\/\" target= \"_blank\">walking on forest moss<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/tree-wind-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Trees sway in the breeze\" title=\"trees-in-the-wind\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/tree-wind-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pfeiffernaturecenter.org\/nature-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/tree-wind.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trees sway in the breeze<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI know you can&#8217;t tell from this picture, but there&#8217;s quite a breeze blowing through the trees.  Feeling the spring breezes on my face, arms, and in my hair is wonderful!<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s your turn &#8211; what&#8217;s reviving YOUR skin this spring?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"-1\">by Peg Cherre, Executive Director<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was surprised when touch turned out to be the most difficult sense for me to portray pictorially. I did my best, and I&#8217;ll love to see YOUR representations. 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