Cows Do It.
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2015 by Present Occupant
ON A LOVELY LONG WALK this week from Urnäsch to Appenzell, in Switzerland, Present Occupant recalled a couple of recent headlines she’d seen:
How Walking in Nature Prevents Depression (The Atlantic, June 30, 2015)
How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain (The New York Times, July 22, 2015)
Here’s a glimpse of the source study cited in those articles:
On this walk, P.O. did have a few, well okay, several moments of Verzweiflung (exasperation) due to –you guessed it! — sightings of Zigarrettenkippen littered on the Wanderweg and the Barfussweg. Not to mention what was left behind after smokers sat on the thoughtfully placed Banks (benches) and used the surrounding area as an ashtray…what was that about NATURE EXPERIENCE and negative aspects of who, exactly?!
13km later, it was P.O.’s latest exercise in leaving any ruminating to these placid creatures:
You can find the full research article at pnas.org.
Present Occupant 