There are two ways of dealing with pests that are eating your crops. The first is human. It involves death. Before humans singled it out, there was only life. Death is the […]
Death and Life in the Springtime
True Green and False Economy
What passes for environmentally sound practices today are deep reflections of an economic system, but they’re not green, and they’re not going to ensure either the survival of the earth or of […]
It is So Good to be Home
I now have two homes on this earth. Just look at them both in this spring full of light. First, my home in the middle of the North Atlantic … Spring […]
What a Living Earth Does
It breathes. Hengifoss Waterfall Shaking off Its Ice … … and taking a deep breath. The old words are best. In fact, today the Highlands were being scoured clean of old snow. […]
The Solar Horses of Iceland
You see, it goes like this. There are human people and there are other people, and some of those are horses, except it’s not clear which ones, the human people or the […]
Humans on Drugs
Humans are addicted. This group of highly social animals that operates on the assumption that it has free will is as tightly a part of ecosystems as the plants in this image […]
Where Words Make Sense
Every day I rise 15 minutes earlier with the earlier sun. Today that was around 4:30 a.m. It’s not the light, but a different pull. When I draw the curtains, the sun […]
Canada in Turmoil
The 20th Century was supposed to belong to Canada, said former Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier. Well, that’s over. Now it is time for the earth. Okanagan Falls Vineyard in the Fall The […]
A Lesson from Iceland
When the vikings came to Iceland in the 10th Century, the place was rich with birch, willow and mountain ash forests. Eventually they burnt them all — to stay warm, to cook […]
The Beauty of Light in Water
Out of darkness, light. A few weeks back, I marvelled at water, and it’s here again, but look at it now … Stream Below the Hengifoss Flotsdalur, Iceland. Is it water? Is […]
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