You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain; I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care. As the peach-blossom flows down...

\ We come at last to the dark and enter in. We are given bodies newly made out of their absence from one another in the light of the...

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir There are 32 native conifers in the Northwest. ...

Love Vinny and his teachings. If you want a short course on what I've learned from meditation, Vinny Ferraro rolls through the...

Happiness is fine writing connecting us to our giant tree cousins. Trees have 25% of our DNA, and if you pay attention to their nature,...

The first step toward understanding life is on the move has to do with the trance diminishing this moment. The buddha said the comparing...

Here is a poem a friend sent me by Mario de Andrade (San Paolo 1893-1945) Andrade was a poet, novelist, essayist and musicologist. He...

NYT, but I just copied the text here: Scarlett Johansson’s Voice Isn’t the Only Thing A.I. Companies Want When OpenAI introduced its...

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Spring forth! Here is a quick video introduction to Good Nature Publishing's beautiful poster field guide to all 32 NW Natives. ...

Time to spend some of that savings and organize!

Why do we limit our condemnation to her killing her dog? By Lori Marino of The Whale Sanctuary Project WAPO opinion piece asks us to...

‘Eyes seeking the response of eyes Bring out the stars, bring out the flowers, Thus concentrating earth and skies So none need be afraid...

We are citizens of two realms: The search for reason ends at the known; on the immense expanse beyond it only the sense of the ineffable...

I wrote a comment on this story in NYT about strength training. Link is free to share..