10 Must-Read Articles to Discover the Beauty of the Natural World

Read and come closer to the natural world around you

On this platform, very few people talk about the environment, nature, and wildlife. Because articles on those topics hardly bring any money. That’s why the writers tend to write more about sex, money, marketing, self-help, etc.

And often, they don’t feel the urge to write about their love and concerns about the environment and nature. Rather, they entice their readers with easily digestible listicles, telling that they are creating value to enhance other’s life.

But the truth is — if anything can change your outlook on life and enhance your happiness — it is your attachment with the environment and the natural world around you.

Yes, it is not the rat-race for money but the sensibility towards the natural world that can make you happier. I know it is hard for you to understand.

That is why in this post, I am going to mention some of the most beautiful stories written on this platform on nature and wildlife so that you can enter into a world you mostly ignore in your day-to-day life.

The following articles are written by Mike Alexander, Tiago Miranda, and S M Mamunur Rahman. These beautifully written stories will take you back to the natural world where thousands of lovely butterflies, birds, and animals are waiting to give you an experience of a lifetime.

Take a break for a moment from your mundane moneymaking-race and enjoy the beauty and serenity, diving into the wilderness.

Have a lovely journey ahead.

Do Frogs Cross the Roads for Sex?

In the evening, when you go for a walk along the street, you still feel the touch of some cold breeze. Dark is more enjoyable now than daylight. You hit the road, see the beauty of darkness despite the cruel light pollution.

In your mind, you remind the days when you experienced the complete darkness with all its beauty and mystery. But those days are long gone. You take a deep breath and walk gently through the side-walk as you have no hurry to reach any milestone.

It’s your own time — free from continuous modern disturbance and chaos for success. You walk and look around you — on the right: long grasses are nodding their heads saying you hello, — on the left: an asphalt road lying dead after a day-long depression.

Awe for the Everyday

Two days later, my daughter and the shoe box reappeared. Her new pet had moved into the corner of the box where it was diligently weaving itself a delicate cocoon of pale gray silk. Within a few hours it had retreated into its new haute couture outfit, and once again, it slipped from my mind, (as with so many other things these days).

The process of metamorphosis is one that we all understand in principle. It is also one of the many miracles of nature with which we have become so familiar with that we often fail to give it the awe that it is due.

The Acorn Roller

After a strong gust of wind, mature acorns drop to the ground, resonating a crackling wave, alerting the hungriest ones in the area. Squirrels do not take long to find the opportunity.

They run, more like galloping, in a subtle way, leaving their tail upright to keep balance. With agility, they bite the acorn and drag them until somewhere they can hide from competitors.

They have to stash food for winter, so the more acorns, the better. Working alone, they continue this process of collecting acorns through the summer until their stock is complete. However, it is not a problem when they run out of space.

I Saw Them Defying Gravity

If you free your eyes on your left, you will see rocky mountains blocking the blue sky above. It seems that they are waiting to fall on you. It’s scary — really scary. And when you turn your head on the right, you will see the mighty Padma river flowing like a serpent.

There are green and yellow on your way, playing with the gentle breeze. If the height gives you a tough time, the beautiful scenery will make up for it.

We were walking gently and enjoying everything human eyes can contain. But wait! What’s that sound? It seemed something just walk away from our path.

Fireflies: Losing the Magic Light

When we were small, and my parents wanted to escape from my sister and me for an evening, they would invite an elderly couple to come to our house to babysit while they were away.

The journey back in time is too long to remember names, but I clearly remember that the-old-man had lost the four fingers of his left hand, which must have been in an industrial accident.

I never fell for his story that he had cut them off while shaving, but my kid sister was always a little more gullible than I was, and so I am not so sure about her to take on this.

The School of Nature

Magic happens when you dare to say goodbye to your comfort zone and hit the road. You come across things that unknown — you hear the music unheard — you discover the beauty hidden from your very city-eyes.

All you need is to find some time to start your journey to the destination undefined. Leave the brick-walls and conditioned-air just for a day and see what happens under the sun.

Those With the Biggest Balls

When my daughter was a child, I would take her along the cliff tops on wildflower counts. In spring, the trail is bejeweled with wild orchids, lilies, and dozens of members of the daisy family. Like many parents, I hoped that my daughter would pick up on some of the dreams that I had failed to fulfill.

In my case, anything with the letters ‘ist’ at the end. Botanists, herpetologists, or entomologists all held equal appeal. In my mind, I had visions of myself acting as a porter for my daughter’s equipment as she wandered into the Amazon jungle in search of rare tree frogs or obscure insects.

Color Your Life With Some Birds

I feel tremendous joy as I love the herons most. When they wait gently in the riverside to catch fish with their long legs and necks, they look like saints to me. Catching fish is like their way of having meditation. I love them — especially the white ones.

I take my time to watch them crossing the river. Then I dive deep into the green ocean of mystery. I am looking for birds. I approach carefully, not making any sound. After a few minutes, I encounter a few bee-eaters. I see them every time I go on a bird-watching adventure.

I drag myself close to the bee-eaters to capture the moment, but they somehow read my mind and fly away to another place.

Once, We Saw Purple

When he was exiled to the island of Elba, Napoleon told his troops that they could count on the fact that he would return in time for the next blooming of the violets.

True to his word, he stepped ashore at the seaside town of Frejus, in southern France, in March of 1815, just as the first purple blooms were making their appearance. He was met by men and women wearing violets in their hair or on their epaulets to show their support for him.

A cottage industry had built up around the violet while he was away. As a clandestine sign that you preferred him to the king, you could purchase postcards, snuff boxes, and jewelry, all carrying this small, secret sign of your allegiance.

I Saw My Darlings on a Dye-Fig Tree

This common species of green pigeons have become a rarity in the cities. They live mostly in forest areas and nest on treetops. In my country, Bangladesh, we have six species of green pigeons. But it’s the first time I saw one of them in my area.

I was so delighted to see them playing and eating figs sitting on the tree. I was there until they all flew away after eating their heart content.

When they left the trees and flew over my head towards the destination unknown to me — I was in heaven. I mumbled, welcome to my area, my sweethearts! We will definitely meet again soon.

Thank you for reading.

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