At the time of year when the first flowers sport stinkbugs … … and the aspens put out their first leaves, untouched yet by leaf-ming worms… … and cedar bugs frisk about […]
Northern Pocket Gopher Makes the World
How to Ask a Question of the Earth (and how to hear the answer)
Let’s be practical. Things are what they are. If you ask a question of the earth, you need to place something in the earth. It will answer, according to what you have […]
How Do Plants See, Anyay?
It is simple to answer the question: What do plants see? Have a look at these poplars. Goethe pointed out that the original form of every plant was the leaf, and we […]
Thinking With the Balsam Roots as they Flower
The way to merge with the Earth for improved thinking is both obvious and hidden, and that depends on who you are. A standard way in contemporary Western culture is to make […]
Catching the Earth Thinking Through Gravity
Here are some examples of how the Earth thinks without using human thought. Raising Water Without a Pump Great height can be gained by evaporative surfaces connected to water tension surfaces in […]
The Earth Answers Every Question Beautifully and New
If you go to the Earth in the Thompson Valley… and ask for water… … she will give you an answer. It will, however, be in the language of the earth: a […]
Canadian Private and Public Gardening Rules in Indigenous Space and Culture
Rule 1. Public Space is Created by Walls Within Public Space. This is called private space. 2. Sometimes a Tree Planted on Public Space Has to Be Killed to Create Private Space […]
Every Plant Makes a Stand
I promised to talk about plants, as a form of stopping a run. Yeah, a run. Very great stuff. Like this. The Rhine, Looking Southeast to the Lorelei, the Siren’s Rock If […]
Pinching Water in the Grasslands: Decolonizing Technology
In the spring fog, the bunchgrass reveals its technological secrets. It catches water from the air, which is pretty beautiful, for sure. Lots of water, too. If you walk through this stuff, […]
The Beauty and Danger of Using My Camera as a Calculator of Geometric Mathematics
There is great beauty in the way the processor of my camera seeks out fractal patterns in information and remembers the image through a series of mathematical repetitions, rather than a laying […]
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