Nature's Sanctuary
A relaxing road trip33 total reviews
Comment from Blossom chime
This was a beautifully calming story that transported me straight into the Elk River Estuary. Your gentle, reflective tone made the experience feel intimate and personal. I loved the nostalgic nod to Winnie the Pooh,it deepened the emotional impact and added charm. The imagery was serene and vivid, especially the line "our worries escaped us as our bodies relaxed." It truly captured the healing power of nature. If I may offer a small suggestion: consider varying sentence structure in a few places to enhance rhythm. But overall, this was a joy to read.A peaceful journey through memory and nature. Well done!
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This was a beautifully calming story that transported me straight into the Elk River Estuary. Your gentle, reflective tone made the experience feel intimate and personal. I loved the nostalgic nod to Winnie the Pooh,it deepened the emotional impact and added charm. The imagery was serene and vivid, especially the line "our worries escaped us as our bodies relaxed." It truly captured the healing power of nature. If I may offer a small suggestion: consider varying sentence structure in a few places to enhance rhythm. But overall, this was a joy to read.A peaceful journey through memory and nature. Well done!
Comment Written 09-Jul-2025
Comment from Brenda Strauser
Hi Jesse, what a beautiful positive and upbuilding poem. The picture you creatured made me want to be there. I like how you brought Christopher Robin into the story. It added a warm touch. I enjoyed reading it. Well done my friend, Brenda
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2025
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Hi Jesse, what a beautiful positive and upbuilding poem. The picture you creatured made me want to be there. I like how you brought Christopher Robin into the story. It added a warm touch. I enjoyed reading it. Well done my friend, Brenda
Comment Written 08-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2025
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Hello Brenda. I am glad you liked the addition of Christopher Robin to the story. Adding a warm touch is what it is all about. Thank you for the six stars and the encouraging review. I am happy you enjoyed it.
Take care, my friend.
Jesse
Comment from Janet Foor
So pleased you able to enjoy this beautiful estuary with Connie. An escape into nature is so cathartic and I'm happy it brought back happy memories from your childhood.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2025
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So pleased you able to enjoy this beautiful estuary with Connie. An escape into nature is so cathartic and I'm happy it brought back happy memories from your childhood.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 08-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 09-Jul-2025
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Thank you, Janet, for the positive review. Escaping into nature always brings back memories for me of when I was a happy kid playing in the woods.
Thanks for the blessings.
Jesse
Comment from Tim Margetts
Jessie, this is gentle and filled with sensory details as we join you on the road trip to the Elk River.
Your descriptions are vivid, I can smell the rain and listen to the birds singing in the trees. It is a tale of companionship that is only enhanced by its encapsulation in the nature it sits in.
Nicely done.
Tim
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Jessie, this is gentle and filled with sensory details as we join you on the road trip to the Elk River.
Your descriptions are vivid, I can smell the rain and listen to the birds singing in the trees. It is a tale of companionship that is only enhanced by its encapsulation in the nature it sits in.
Nicely done.
Tim
Comment Written 08-Jul-2025
Comment from Mrs. KT
Smiles all around, Jesse!
So very pleased you were able to enjoy the serenity of the nature sanctuary!
And I loved how you wove into your narrative your memory of your childhood and pretending that you were Christopher Robin!
Much enjoyed, Jesse!
Nose to Toes!
fondly,
diane
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2025
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Smiles all around, Jesse!
So very pleased you were able to enjoy the serenity of the nature sanctuary!
And I loved how you wove into your narrative your memory of your childhood and pretending that you were Christopher Robin!
Much enjoyed, Jesse!
Nose to Toes!
fondly,
diane
Comment Written 07-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 08-Jul-2025
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Hello Diane! It's great to see you back again! I am glad you enjoyed the trip through the woods with me pretending to be Christopher Robin! Thank you for the six stars and awesome review!
"Nose to Toes!"
Take care, my friend!
Jesse
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Connie sounds like a great caregiver. I love walks in nature too. You explained it so well I shared the walk vicariously. Your writing is clear and easy to follow. Well done!
Gypsy hugs 🤗
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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Connie sounds like a great caregiver. I love walks in nature too. You explained it so well I shared the walk vicariously. Your writing is clear and easy to follow. Well done!
Gypsy hugs 🤗
Comment Written 06-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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Thank you, my friend, for the kind comments. I am glad it was easy to follow and that you shared the walk vicariously.
Thanks for the Gypsy hugs!
Jesse
Comment from bhogg
A very pleasant read, I liked the "smell of recently fallen rain". It is a smell and one that always seems to relax me, especially with that other sense of sight and the soft green it always brings. Well written, I enjoyed! bhogg
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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A very pleasant read, I liked the "smell of recently fallen rain". It is a smell and one that always seems to relax me, especially with that other sense of sight and the soft green it always brings. Well written, I enjoyed! bhogg
Comment Written 06-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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Creating sensory images is always rewarding when it comes through to the reader as such a thing as a smell of fallen rain.
I am glad you enjoyed it.
Jesse
Comment from lyenochka
HI Jesse! What a great road trip! I'm so glad you went to spend some healing time in nature. How good that it brought back memories from childhood and the Winnie the Pooh stories!
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2025
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HI Jesse! What a great road trip! I'm so glad you went to spend some healing time in nature. How good that it brought back memories from childhood and the Winnie the Pooh stories!
Comment Written 06-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 07-Jul-2025
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Hello Helen. Going into natural surroundings always brings back memories of when I was a child. My father used to read from A. A. Milne's storybooks when I was young. I imagined I was Christopher Robin.
Enjoy the upcoming week.
Jesse
Comment from nomi338
Can you imagine how boring and empty life must be for anyone lacking imagination and an exploratory sense of adventure. How boring it must be to only be able to be entertained by something on a screen. Never getting out and actually experiencing life in the raw.
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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Can you imagine how boring and empty life must be for anyone lacking imagination and an exploratory sense of adventure. How boring it must be to only be able to be entertained by something on a screen. Never getting out and actually experiencing life in the raw.
Comment Written 06-Jul-2025
reply by the author on 06-Jul-2025
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These are all good questions, my friend. I don't want to imagine life as anything but in the raw. Television bores me. I love nature!
Jesse
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Here's to the brave souls who are not afraid to venture to the out of doors for one thrilling adventure after another.
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Yes!
Comment from Poetic Friend
Jesse,
This is one of the most beautiful stories that I have read on Fanstory.
I love this story for the reasons as follows:
1) You set the scenery so well, inclusive of beautiful imagery. It was as if the reader was there with you, beholding and smelling nature.
2) The nature theme. As you may be aware, I am a nature lover. I often use nature in my poetry.
3) The benefits that both and you and your careful received by spending time in this nature sanctuary. By the way, your caregiver seems to have a beautiful heart.
4) The story reminds me of my deceased father. I was his careful during his bedridden and final days. Unfortunately, he experienced tremendous pain during his final days, even a simple touch caused him turmoil. Sadly, he longed to spend time outdoors, but he realized due to illness, it was not possible. I know you are grateful that you have the opportunity to spend time outdoors. Some people take nature for granted.
Thank you sharing this story, Jesse. It resonates with me.
reply by Poetic Friend on 06-Jul-2025
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Jesse,
This is one of the most beautiful stories that I have read on Fanstory.
I love this story for the reasons as follows:
1) You set the scenery so well, inclusive of beautiful imagery. It was as if the reader was there with you, beholding and smelling nature.
2) The nature theme. As you may be aware, I am a nature lover. I often use nature in my poetry.
3) The benefits that both and you and your careful received by spending time in this nature sanctuary. By the way, your caregiver seems to have a beautiful heart.
4) The story reminds me of my deceased father. I was his careful during his bedridden and final days. Unfortunately, he experienced tremendous pain during his final days, even a simple touch caused him turmoil. Sadly, he longed to spend time outdoors, but he realized due to illness, it was not possible. I know you are grateful that you have the opportunity to spend time outdoors. Some people take nature for granted.
Thank you sharing this story, Jesse. It resonates with me.
Comment Written 06-Jul-2025
reply by Poetic Friend on 06-Jul-2025
