I’ve written before about how i chose the location for the medieval part of the first Braided Dimensions series without having been there. Throughout the writing, i…… Read more “What literary pilgrimages have you gone on?”
Category: Environment
Things We Don’t Always See
I visited Berkeley recently—well, on the border between Albany and Berkeley, in the East Bay of Northern California’s Bay Area. My son lives in graduate housing there,…… Read more “Things We Don’t Always See”
Gardening Week at Summer School
This week we started tidying up the school garden. We tackled one garden bed yesterday that was overgrown, dirt so heaped you couldn’t see the edges of…… Read more “Gardening Week at Summer School”
Aftermath
In December, months before the fire Burned trees on the edge of the forest. Reading about the Owens fire, I never got a sense of how much…… Read more “Aftermath”
Fire on the Coast
A week ago, I left work heading home south down Highway 1, the main coastal road of Northern California, and saw billowing smoke in a long swath…… Read more “Fire on the Coast”
Conscious VAca
For a while now, I’ve thought about the irony that people use a lot of grid-energy at gyms, when it seems like they could be producing energy.…… Read more “Conscious VAca”
Pondering Vultures
Recently I watched a large bird swooping across the vista visible from my sunporch, admiring its wingspan and flight angles. Recognizing the shape of its flight feathers…… Read more “Pondering Vultures”
All is Not
When I first moved into my place, i fell in love with a burly old acacia tree I discovered hidden behind the ugliest scrap fence you’ve ever…… Read more “All is Not”
Camping as a Kid
Camping seems to be a topic coming up lately. It enters my mind frequently these days in the place I’ve moved to because I pass campgrounds on…… Read more “Camping as a Kid”
China in the late 1800s/early 1900s
My grandparents on my mother’s side were born and grew up in China. These photos are from the late 1800s or early 1900s. Their families were there…… Read more “China in the late 1800s/early 1900s”
Marie Judson 