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Epiphany
I have GOT to figure out how to balance thrush-inducing-stress with anti-stress-but-thrush-inducing medicine. Rock, meet hard place.I wrote this recently and, lo, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE ANSWER ( Read more... ) -
Zen & the Environment
Here are a couple of excerpts from Teachings of the Earth: Zen and the Environment by John Daido Loori
from pp 96-97
The seventh grave precept is Realize self and other as one -- do not elevate the self and put down others. Do not elevate the self and put down nature. We hold a human-centered notion of the nature of the universe and the nature of ( Read more... ) -
When civilization collapses: lessons from the inside
The original link to what follows was posted a few days ago. It seems that a couple of people on my friends list can't see everything on the site, even though I can go to the original link and still see everything ( Read more... ) -
urban nature
Saw a red-tail hawk from my living room window Tuesday morning. So I snapped a few photos from my couch while nearly shitting myself with excitement.
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donating
trying to decide how much I can spare and where it should go. I'm stuck primarily between YELE and Médecins sans frontièresOn MSF, I noticed they have an allocation drop-down menu with the following choices ( Read more... ) -
apples!
We went apple-picking with outcastspice and her husband today. It was so awesome! We got about 16 lbs of apples, mostly Spy, some Nova Mac, and some Golden Spy ( Read more... ) -
natural and unnatural disasters
those natural disasters are kinda on the rise, eh ( Read more... ) -
No Child Left Inside
Outside is best for all ages. Nature makes for smarter, healthier babies.
Children & Nature Network
Playborhood - a US-based blog
Active Kids Club - for Toronto folks
Wild Parenting - a local, collaborative blog about creating a counter-culture childhood; has occasional posts about getting kids outside, like this one: naturetrees you love
10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World
Tell me about your favourite trees. Not necessarily your favourite types, but actual, specific trees that have made a lasting impression in your life.
( here are some of mine )