"I know why I find it so rewarding to gather wood, because the smells, the sights, the creechurs, the lichen, the moss, the bryophitic glory of old deciduous woodland just grabs me by all the senses, and I can get lost for hours just 'being', with a nice fire to look forward to when it gets chilly later on."
Right on! It immerses you in the microcosm, don't you think? Its not only wonderful to be in such beautiful surroundings, but also to have no more complicated thought on your mind than "where is the next stick?"!
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