Today was ( Read more... )

In the winter, since I don't like/can't get outdoors much I tend to focus on domestic things a lot more. Cooking, sewing, cleaning, etc. (when I'm not hibernating with a book, that is ( Read more... )

"We can't find a proper, sustainable relationship to nature, each other, or the institutions we create, if we try to do it from the role of omniscient conqueror." - Donella Meadows

This weekend I was re-awakened to my irritation at the male bias of nature/environmental quotes ( Read more... )

This afternoon I was sitting out on the back porch reading a book. I looked up at one point, seeing some movement out of the corner of my eye. I was expecting to see a squirrel hopping across the yard but it was a rabbit instead ( Read more... )

Just for the record, I hate no-see-ums.

They have now been added to my Hit List which is my list of creatures I kill on sight. My Hit List thus far has included ticks and mosquitoes.

I'm sure it's not very Zen/pacifist/eco-harmonious of me but those bloodsuckers just gotta die.

I love mornings in the forest here (well, I love mornings in the forest everywhere). Beautiful sunlight on green leaves. Soft blue skies with Pyramid peak tall and snowy against it. Snow and clouds slowly waking up off the slopes of the mountain. And birdsong, tons and tons of happy birdsong that just makes my heart leap with joy ( Read more... )

yay! It is Earth Day! :)

Happy Earth Day everyone!

Go hug your planet or do something caring for the Earth.

If today is a preview of what summer is like here then damn, I am set ( Read more... )

Got back home today; had a nice, relaxing, slow break ( Read more... )

Lots of stress wound up in the last couple weeks. We're approaching the deadlines with alarming speeds ( Read more... )