Alison Schrag: Finding Wonder in Everyday Wild Encounters

Alison Schrag: Finding Wonder in Everyday Wild Encounters

Alison Schrag suggests that a summer storm breaks open the sky, and the first cool drops touch your forearms like tiny reminders to look up. In that shift, the day softens. You notice the rhythm of water in the gutters and the ripples racing across a puddle. The light changes, sidewalks shine, and everything smells charged and clean. These are the scenes where finding wonder in unexpected natural moments begins. It does not require a trailhead or a ticket, only willingness. When you pause, even for half a minute, the world returns your attention with texture and story, and your pulse follows that slower beat.