42″ of Rain
RainfallThe average annual rainfall for our area is about 17” per year. I have a rain gauge in our garden I use to record daily rainfall. A week ago, we surpassed 42”. Playing in this abundance of rain nourished most … Continued
Balancing Poles
Balancing Poles Every year on the first day of school, I had my eighth-grade class balance poles because it provides a strong kinesthetic experience with feedback, one of the major themes of my eighth-grade class. Some kids could balance; some … Continued
the Small Water Cycle
Describes the “small water cycle” and the power within it to help reverse climate change.
This is Wisdom
Magic lies in the work that you do with this gift of life. The issue, for me, is replicating with money what life has done in creating the wealth of The Commons. Hide it not under a bushel basket like … Continued
Recommending Braiding Sweetgrass
I love Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and recommend it to all who haven’t read it yet. I read the short preface and was stunned by the power of her writing and her woman’s voice. “Feminist” didn’t quite feel … Continued
Cleaning the Shed
This post is the follow-up to my previous post, Rolling Dips. If you haven’t read Rolling Dips yet, read that before you read this. I fulfilled my resolve to clean the tool shed about three weeks ago. Two aspects of … Continued
Rolling Dips
Alysia and I spent this weekend at a gathering on a 1600 acre conservation easement within sight of the Pacific Ocean. We turned off the near sea-level road (windy and about 1 1/2 lanes wide) onto a dirt road that … Continued