"There is healing in hugging a tree...the idea is that everything is full of energy and that trees are something substantial that we can feel with our entire bodies.  They are alive and growing and very powerful...When I was sure no one was looking, I found a large tree and put my arms around it.  Holding myself close to the trunk, it actually felt good."

~ Ruth Fishel, Precious Solitude, Finding peace and serenity in a hectic world. Adams Media Corp., 1999.

From Wherever You Go There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn*, "Standing meditation is best learned from trees.  Stand close to one, or, better still, in a stand of trees and just peer out in one direction.  Feel your feet developing roots into the ground.  Feel your body sway gently, as it always will, just as trees do in a breeze.  Staying put, in touch with your breathing, drink in what is in front of you, or keep your eyes closed and sense your surroundings.  Sense the tree closest to you.  Listen to it, feel its presence, touch it with your mind and body.
     Use your breath to help you to stay in the moment...feeling your own body standing, breathing, being, moment by moment."

*Hyperion, 1994, Afterward 2004. 

l - r Chris Maher, Ron Edwards, Pat Lightfoot, Ron Neville

Members of the Haldimand-Norfolk Stewardship Council met at the OPG on Saturday, October 12, for a planning meeting.  Susan Thurston, OPG representative and Council member, facilitated.

"Dedicated volunteers and stakeholders who share a concern for the environment" discussed on-going programs and projects.The Norfolk Land Stewardship Council and the Haldimand Stewardship Council joined together after the Ministry of Natural Resources withdrew Stewardship funding across the province.

For information on the work of the Stewardship and how you can get involved, visit www.hnstewardshipcouncils.org

The office of Haldimand-Norfolk Stewardship Council is located on Cayuga Street, Cayuga, Ontario.

*Ontario Power Generating

Mumford & Sons Gentlemen of the Road Stopover 2013

 





"Music alone with sudden charms can bind
The wand'ring sense, and calm the troubled mind."

~ William Congreve (167- - 1729)  Elizabethan dramatist, playwright, poet.

Gates Open Simcoe Gentlemen of the Road Stopover

"Last year's Stopovers were a dream come true for us.  We collaborated with small, quirky towns around the world to put on a stone-cold wonderful day of music (excuse the immodesty).

"Every town has something unique to share."  ~ Mumford & Sons

~ Simcoe, August 24 & 25, 2013

Mumford & Sons' Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Simcoe

"We encourage everyone to explore.  Soak it up.  Enjoy the town.  There will be events happening into the night (and in the mornings for early risers).  If it's a town you've never been to, you've got no excuses; if it's the town you are from, thank you for having us.  We cannot wait."

~ Mumford & Sons

Gentlemen of the Road ~

The buried man ~ FESTIVAL GROUNDS SIMCOE The Mumford & Sons' Gentlemen of the Road Stopover, August 24 & 25, 2013.

The Heart of Simcoe, Norfolk ~ Downtown

Gentlemen of The Road

"EACH GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD STOPOVER celebrates the local food, culture, and music of an interesting small city or town.  We've handpicked these unique communities and have collaborated with our local partners to build a fun and intimate live music experience from the ground up..." ~ Mumford & Sons

Congratulations, Simcoe, Norfolk, on a job well done.  Shuttle buses carried visitors from off-site parking and camping to the heart of Simcoe ~ downtown.   Street fairs and business promotions attracted residents as well as people from British Columbia, New Brunswick, the U.S. and Europe to mention a few.

Main streets were closed to vehicles to accommodate the flow of an estimated thirty-five thousand visitors.

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