In her recent blog on "Bringing the Outdoors In During the Winter Months" Jennifer Brush from Brush Development Company provided some wonderful examples on how we can share the beauty and connect with nature even when indoors. These include:

• Create Seasonal Displays - Arrange moss, pinecones, acorns, leaves, ferns, stones, sea glass, driftwood, leaves, feathers, and other small items on tables, or in bowls, trays or baskets.
• Care for Plants and Herbs Indoors - Fill the room with many live plants of different colours and textures. Try growing an herb garden on a window sill. Caring for indoor plants can be a meaningful role for someone who enjoys gardening.
• Be Creative with Paint Colours - Paint the ceiling of a room sky blue and the walls sunny yellow.
• Create Living Wall Art - Make living wall art with preserved moss.
• Create Bird Watching Areas - Attach bird feeders with suction cups to the windows. You can create a bird watching table complete with a large print book of backyard birds and binoculars. Filling the bird feeders can be a meaningful role for someone who enjoys birdwatching.
• Hang Mobiles - Hang a mobile featuring birds or butterflies from the ceiling.
• Install a Mural - Install a large mural of trees or flowers on one wall. Search for wallpaper mural on the internet and you’ll find hundreds of options.
• Listen to Sounds of Nature - Play music of nature sounds such as waves, birds, birds, or the wind through the trees.
• Add a Water Feature - Add a water feature like a fountain or aquarium.
• Stimulate the Sense of Smell - Use diffusers or aromatics in natural scents like pine, eucalyptus, citrus, oregano, lavender or lilac.