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
Year of the Jerk
Floods in Germany and Japan. Record-setting heat domes. Fires in Turkey, Greece, Siberia and all around me in Northern California. Tornadoes in December. I want to describe what I think is happening with ”jerk”, a term used in the last … Continued
Two Girls and the moons of Jupiter
Delighted to report that we have entered a week’s worth of significant rain. Fire season is over. I feel a certain mindset of vigilance, sustained so long that it feels normal, relax and diffuse away. Aaaaahhh… Interestingly, big blue oak … Continued
On the Level with the Galaxy
May 5, 2021 Star Watch – Vega rising, Big Dipper overhead Each “moonth”, I go out to an “away from lights” dark place with a folding chair and sit for several hours, trying to deepen what I see. On May … Continued
Greening the Sinai – Link
Here is a link to an article in the March 20, 2021 issue of The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/20/our-biggest-challenge-lack-of-imagination-the-scientists-turning-the-desert-green I pass the article on for several reasons. I love their idea that we need to exercise our imagination more in thinking about … Continued
Winter’s Milky Way
February 4th, 2021 – Leo Rising I’ve been star watching for more than fifty years. But until this week, I had never seen the winter Milky Way – because I had never looked for it. In my mind, the Milky … Continued