The word ‘tree´simply doesn’t describe a ponderosa pine. It doesn’t even come close. In fact, to use the word “tree” for a creature like this is insulting. This English language has some […]
When Language Fails Us
The Dance of the Deer and the Pines
Oyama Not only is every ponderosa pine here a vertical column, rather than a star of branches as it appears to human eyes, and not only does it create a zone under […]
Reading Trees
Every piece of the bark of a ponderosa pine fits together… and comes apart. It is a kind of hieroglyphic language — a special one, in which each word is unique and […]
Ponderosa Pine’s World
The land has a spirit. You can find it in a dead ponderosa pine. You can find it in a living stone. In the long life record of pine bark and pitch. […]
Pines and Humans are One
The ponderosa pines are our older sisters. They came onto this land after we did, which means they entered our awareness both old and new. Look at them watching out over the […]
Ponderosa Pine is Beautiful Even in Illness
Ponderosa is pretty beautiful Even when she is sick, she still has spirit. Even when it’s really not the best day for her. Sickness isn’t the end of renewal. Or […]
Ponderosa Pines: The Van Goghs of the Leaf World
Some leaves have trunks. Goethe said that all plants come from leaves. The rest is modified leaf. Maybe more than that. Look below. Some leaves have rocks. Both deliver support, sun, water, […]
The Energy of Within and Without
Two days ago, I showed you some binding energy. (You can refresh the discussion by clicking here. Yesterday, I showed its twin, caught energy, here.) Today, I’d like to show you the energy […]
Are Pine Trees Binary Engines?
Computers are binary calculation machines, which have reduced mathematics to a series of on-off series. Is it the same with ponderosa pines? Look at the light, filling these needles. Look at how […]
Where the Future of Writing Lives
This English, eh. What a talkie! Bush What a funny word. Bushy Ha ha ha. Hey, imagine a language that doesn’t write human perceptions, but combs the world for connections in the […]
