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Farmer in the yard
“In springtime you’ll need to do some pruning and pull the weeds,” she wrote. No problem, I thought. It was late winter, and the landowner and I were emailing about my new part-time job as gardener of our third-of-an-acre yard. … Continue reading
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Tagged blue grama, buffalograss, chamisa, cheatgrass, gardening, gardening with native plants, native plants, wildflowers
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The underworld is alive!
Sandra Steingraber spoke this week in Santa Fe, and as usual her words were disturbing and rousing at once. I’ve admired Sandra for years—her decades-long work as an Earth-advocate, first researching and writing about the public health dangers of everyday … Continue reading
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Tagged archaea, biology, climate change, drinking water, fossil fuels, fracking, global warming, groundwater contamination, poison, toxic chemicals
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What’s the end of this story?
I am not a collapsitarian. Yes, I firmly believe that industrial civilization has pointed its collective GPS straight toward the cliff. But I don’t write about collapse, and I don’t often talk about it. Why not? Because focusing on collapse … Continue reading
Savory butterfly snack
I’m not much of a winter hiker, so during snowy months I get a nature fix from a different source: working on my growing collection of banner images. With January’s additions, the collection numbers more than 180, and you can … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, butterflies and dung, Weidemeyer's admiral butterfly
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It’s all about relationship
About a year ago I found myself drawn to a new phase of nature relationship. It became clear that I was being called to a spiritual path that is often called shamanic, though for reasons I’ll get to, I find … Continue reading
What did water say?
Our move to New Mexico in December may have taken place with lightning speed, but as I look back over the fall I see months of internal preparation that I hardly realized at the time were happening. And a lot … Continue reading