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Wonder of Nature Card Set

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Category: Conversation Games

20 beautifully presented picture cards, across varying themes of nature - a reminder to us all of the consolation and redemption we can take from the natural world.

We are always being told that nature is good for us - and that we should spend more time in its company for the sake of our health. What is less well flagged up is that nature is as important to us as a source of nourishment for our souls. Nature is a kind of book, and when we open our eyes to it, we find its pages filled with distinctive lessons about wonder and serenity.

In a set of alpine flowers growing on a hillside, we can read a defence of the value and beauty of the everyday; an evening sky can lend legitimacy and dignity to our melancholy states; there are invitations to calm in the unhurried motions of a Friesian cow; the sight of the distant stars can settle our anxieties by evoking our insignificance in the wider scheme.

This set of cards highlights, with images and accompanying essays, some of the most psychologically nourishing landscapes, flora and fauna of the planet. It functions as a reminder of all the consolation and redemption available to us in the natural world.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Alexander ★★★★★

The 20 picture cards are sturdier than I expected, and each one gives you something real to talk about instead of the usual small talk. My sister and I ended up lingering over the fern and river cards for almost an hour.

Stella ★★★★★

I brought these out at a dinner where conversation kept stalling, and the woodland and river cards got everyone talking about places they used to visit. Twenty cards feels like the right amount, not so many that you're overwhelmed flipping through them. The artwork alone makes them worth leaving out

Adam E. ★★★★★

The bird illustrations on these cards are gorgeous, and the prompts actually got my teenagers talking at dinner instead of staring at their phones. Twenty cards feels like the right amount too, since we can work through a few a week without repeating ourselves.