Someday the rowan berries are going to be ripe. Until then, there’s a robin waiting, still, as he was at first leaf. But now, not alone. A hummer! I’m […]
Not Quite a Lonely Vigil
We are Marmot!
Do rocks collect saskatoons because they are focal points of life in the story of the land? Or because they collect heat and rain? It’s a question that goes to […]
Reading Stories in the Cliffs
The first thing about reading stories in cliffs is that cliffs are made out of rock. What we see in them is in our own heads. Nonetheless, they allow us to see […]
The Future of the Earth
I love the world that scientific method has uncovered, but I also know that there is a way of mapping the world that does not include scientific descriptions of the flow of […]
In Praise of Wetlands
These are the people … This is the time when the water rises. It is the time when seed descends. It is the time when rushes draw water from the cold… … […]
Choosing to Be Human
“Gravity” is commonly understood as the force, devolved from subatomic bonds extended during the Big Bang, that brings things down. This vineyard hill above my house, for instance. The same force brings […]
The Lesson of the 17th Century
The 1600s gave us two powerful technologies. The first was a refinement of book technology, which replaced the human body with a manufactured and portable form. We’re all, I think, rather familiar […]
Deconstruction Deconstructed
Human society is what it is: a little crazy, a little aggressive, a little beautiful, a little fearful, a little boastful, a little shy, a little ugly, a little transcendent, and very […]
I Want Wings Like This When I Grow Up
These are the wings for me! She was up on the hill today. Here’s the hill, for context: Nice, huh! I could so live there too.
Gaia and Gravity
These rowan berries are catching the light from the air.These spider webs are using a similar plant framework to catch other particles moving on the air. Flies, moths, and so on. You could […]
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