Cycle of Life and Death

IAE 20584 - Through these "I Am Earth" posts, my aim is to foster a sense of community and open-ended discussion, encouraging readers to actively engage with each other on the topics presented.

As I made my way to the forest within Sleeping Giant State Park, the early morning air was crisp with the first hints of autumn. This is where the Earthmonk had invited me for today's peripatetic walk, beneath the towering oaks and maples, their leaves already beginning to show the telltale colors of the season's change. The forest floor was littered wi…