About the Author

Marilyn Webb Neagley, a Vermonter, spent her childhood in Ascutney and now resides in Shelburne with her husband. As president of Shelburne Farms during its formative years, she worked with others to protect natural and agricultural resources. In recent years she has been a Vermont Public Radio commentator and has written essays about nature as well as the human inner landscape. She teaches mindfulness, a contemplative practice, in public schools. This work asks us to slow down, use our senses and simply notice.