It’s a random name. We could call it The Leather Tree, or Tree of the Blue Flame, or Sourbush, but Staghorn it is, romantic as all get out, but why? Is it […]
Why Staghorn Sumac is Called Staghorn Sumac
Seeing Without Light on The Dark Earth
It’s been a great week for light. I splashed around in it yesterday, and splashed around in it today. Well, what can you expect for a creature of the grasslands? You have […]
Light and Shadow Going on Forever
Light is very interesting to humans, but so is the lack of light. Here is some of both I found under an elm. I’m intrigued by the idea that this shade is […]
With Multiplicity There is More for All
Purity is charming, but … …this is what this syilx land teaches. It is irrelevant if the cattle industry has labeled this a noxious weed. More fertilization of flowers = more children […]
Open Call for PhD Students in Earth Language
As a boy, I was taught summers like this. Llandwyn Bay, Anglesey, Wales Thanks to the Welsh Government’s care for this area under Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty protection, anyone can visit […]
The Wobbly Thing About English Gardens
I’ve wondered about this “nature” thing for years. What on earth is it? This? Is this nature? Can’t be. It’s a language. Or, hey, is it that nature is a language? Is […]
Andy Goldsworthy Leads the Way
Today, a couple of inspiring videos about Andy Goldsworthy, the great artist of sea and land. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2JAV7g_gbM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBEgzy65HY Wondrous!
Placer Mining the Grasslands
I’ve never seen a mariposa lily growing uphill from a stone. Uphill from a sagebrush, yes, but not a stone. They need well-drained soil, which means they grow best where water, snow […]
The Artwork of the Forest Floor
Well, not art, exactly. It is through these structures of synapses in compound webs that a forest thinks. Balance is all. Colour too. And look how a random imbalance thrusts the energy […]
When it Comes to Photography, Humans are Children
Photography in the fog is a dim affair. Sand does it better than pixels. Well, sand and tide going out. Five-dimensional photography! You could lose your self here on Ruby Beach and […]
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