Here’s what a leaf can do to water. And here’s what a rock can do. Here, a closer look. And here’s what air can do without any help. Water changes form. Here’s […]
An Introduction to Slow Technology
A View of Eternity
The tree of the cosmos, the ranked tiers of angels among stars and planets, plus apples, a cod, a potato, a pickle, Danish flags, a troll, Krampus, birds of paradise, an Icelandic […]
Getting Intimate With Global Cooling Processes
A gopher mound cools the earth by making a trail of bare-soil seed-beds that hold the snow and reflect light and heat. The plants that sprouted there in September need that cover […]
How Caroling Became Line Dancing … and Beyond
Here’s a modern orchard, an enclosed space, a guard or garden, all full of fruit, from the late latin ortus, or, you got it, all together now, an orchard. The beauty of […]
Merry Christmas!
When one comes to the end of what one can say, consciousness continues a little further. The frame that allows this to happen becomes invisible and merges into the image. This effect […]
The Stars of the Earth: a Christmas Meditation
On Earth, stars are not abstract symbols. They are particular. They are also less than individual. It is the human eye that sees a star, or shall we say “recognizes it”. This […]
Spring for the Japanese Quince and Her Sisters
The double-flowered Japanese quince in front of my house is still dropping her leaves. She has also been bearing her scarcely open blossoms for weeks now. For her, winter is over. And […]
Balancing In the Wind Off the Sun
Solstice is here! We reach our depths now. The Old Mystery of the Rowan From them we see the light and follow it, until we come back to ourselves again. Blessings!
Mystery Plant in the Okanagan Grasslands: Do You Know What It Is?
Beautiful stuff. Whatever it is, a little snow won’t hurt it. The six inches on top of it a few days back, or the Minus 9, did it no harm. Seems to […]
A Christmas Honey Cake Recipe for the Ages
Time to celebrate. A little music. An old family recipe. You’re looking at my own 30 years of perfecting it. Now, to assemble the chorus. Hazelnuts from the basement. Here, a closer […]
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