Episode 233 with writer Caroline Sutton, author of the essay collection Eyes in the Soles of My Feet.

Today on the podcast, I’m joined by writer Caroline Sutton, author of the essay collection Eyes in the Soles of My Feet.In this book, Sutton invites us to slow down and reconsider the natural world, not as something distant or separate, but as something we’re constantly moving through, often without noticing. Her essays ask deceptively simple questions, when is a weed not a weed, when is a pest not a pest and in doing so, they open up a much larger way of seeing.Drawing from her life here on the East End, as well as her work as a teacher and observer of the everyday, Sutton brings attention to the overlooked: horseshoe crabs, trees, shifting light, and the quiet relationships that connect them all. Her writing lives somewhere between science, memoir, and reflection, grounded, curious, and deeply attentive.In our conversation, we talk about how she began writing about the natural world, how small moments become meaningful on the page, and what it takes to truly notice what’s around us. We also get into the challenge and the joy of essay writing, and how reconnecting with nature might begin with something as simple as paying closer attention.