Backyard Rituals
OBSERVATION
The five-minute habit that makes a backyard feel alive
A simple practice for noticing patterns, personalities, and tiny changes just outside your door.
WHERE WONDER LIVES
Slow down.
Look closer.
A quiet corner of the internet for backyard wildlife, birding, nature, reflection, and the small moments that make life feel bigger.
A DIFFERENT PACE
You don’t have to go far to find something wild.
Sometimes it’s a cardinal at the feeder. A squirrel returning to the same branch. A new plant suddenly buzzing with life. Where Wonder Lives is about noticing what is already here — and making a little more room for it.
FIELD NOTES
Stories from the backyard
Birding 101
BEGINNER'S GUIDE
Start birding without buying a thing
Begin with attention. Learn the rhythms of your own backyard before worrying about gear.
Attracting Wildlife
BACKYARD WILDLIFE
Food, water, shelter — and what shows up next
Create a welcoming habitat and document which visitors begin to make themselves at home.
EXPLORE
Follow your curiosity
THE FIRST WHERE WONDER LIVES PRODUCT
The Backyard Wildlife Journal
Part field guide, part memory keeper, part invitation to pay attention.
Track the birds and animals that visit, what foods bring them in, the feeders and plants they prefer, the weather, behaviors you notice, repeat visitors, little sketches, and the moments you don’t want to forget.
Date, time & weather
Food & feeders
Species & behaviors
Plants & water sources
Sketches & photos
Moments of wonder
Coming soon — direct from Where Wonder Lives.
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THE FREE SELF
PODCAST
Conversations about becoming more present to your own life.
The Free Self will explore the places where nature, curiosity, stillness, growth, and everyday life meet. The show is currently in development and will live here alongside Where Wonder Lives stories and videos.
Podcast artwork and episodes coming soon.COMING LATER
A community for bird enthusiasts, backyard naturalists & peace seekers.
A slower corner of the internet for people who want to share sightings, learn together, trade ideas, and make room for more wonder in ordinary life.