The belief that we can manage the Earth and improve on Nature is probably the ultimate expression of human conceit, but it has deep roots in the past and is almost universal. — Rene J. Dubos, (1901-1982), The Wooing of the Earth, 1980.
Can you imagine a world without bees? Entomologists are studying the reasons behind an enormous bee die off. They call it Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and if they cannot find a solution the 80% of fruits and vegetables that require pollination may not make it to market. Places bees can forage for pollen without… [Read more…]
Gardeners are perennial optimists. In the cold of winter they pour over seed catalogs making plans for a new beginning in spring. Come spring they plant their seeds — seeds that are symbols of potential, each one carefully sown by a hopeful gardener who intends to care for them throughout their life cycle. When planted… [Read more…]
Yes! Awesome was the correct word for what we witnessed and nothing is more awesome than natural events like the herring run in spring and the return of the salmon to the rivers in fall.
This Einstein quotes is among my favorite quotes. It inspired the name I chose for this blog and for this domain.
Easter is derived from two ancient traditions: Pagan and Judeo-Christian.
I was moved by Jon Piasecki’s The Nature of Walls: Why we build them, how they fail us in the January/February edition of Orion. Piasecki is a landscape architect and stonemason for his company, Golden Bough, in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. … A wall designed to keep something out has to restrict whomever it is protecting… [Read more…]
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January 12, 2012 by timethief
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