On May 20th, 2014, BALES OF STRAW…
…a favored source of garden bed and pathway mulch, is procured this afternoon from the nearby Glendale horsey feed and seed shop, prompted by some wilty annual veg plants suffering…
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On May 9th, 2012, WE ARE EXPLORING SWEDISH WOODS…
…this morning in Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm with Swedish nature illustrator Bo Mossberg as our guide in preparatory research for the wild foragable rocky/woody landscape installation I’ll…
On April 30th, 2013, THE TRIMMING OF THE OLIVE TREES…
…kicked off at first light on my last morning on the farm, to the sounds of the crew of Pugliesi – who specialize in this very particular work…
On September 13th, 2012, THE FORAGING SPIRAL BASECAMP…
…in Liverpool’s Everton Park has been installed today for the upcoming weekend of activities and conversations about the past and future of the park, marking the opening of…
On August 6th, 2012, WALKING STICK CACTUS…
…or Cylindropuntia spinosior, in the cactus gardens buried in the sloping pine woods of the Montalvo Arboretum and County Park – lights up with a halo of back-lit low sun…
On July 11th, 2012, LIVERPOOL FORAGING SPIRAL PROGRESS…
…photos just received from the Liverpool Biennial team show that the meadow is growing in, through which the spiraling paths and central gathering circle are being mown, and…
On May 19th, 2012, DEEP CREEK HOT SPRINGS…
…was the destination for a last-minute impulsive day trip – having enviously heard stories from friends of leisurely days spent there over the years; so heading north on…
On May 3rd, 2012, TRIANGLE FRAMED PINE TREE…
…out the geodesic dome window from bed this morning is reminding me of Italian days.
On April 12th, 2012, GIANT CRAB APPLE…
…looms over the house, only for a few days every spring it becomes a blossomy pink giant, reminding us of what it is.
On April 11th, 2012, SPRING GREEN…
…is busting out of the trees around the towns of St Paul and Minneapolis – all the more welcome and special and anticipated in a climate where most…
On March 30th, 2012, A VISIT TO EVERTON PARK, LIVERPOOL…
…gets the day going right off the plane – for meetings with community members about their concerns with, and hopes for, the place, with a visit to some…
On March 6th, 2012, NEW JERSEY’S KEARNY MARSH…
…is the strange ‘wild’ landscape west of Secaucus – strangled by industry, transit, and general extreme urbanity – that I’m enjoying from the window of a ‘speeding’ NJ…
On December 8th, 2011, THE NEXT LIFE OF THE DOWNED CAROB TREE…
…which is now lying in wait and shorn of it’s branches – will include: the chipping of it’s branches into mulch for the garden beds, paths, and slopes;…
On December 3rd, 2011, A MISSING TREE…
…is a hard thing to point out.
On October 5th, 2011, BUDAPEST’S WEKERLE TELEP…
…the delightful utopian Garden City-inspired suburban development with a rural village-like feel, featuring a diversity of housing types in a lively mix of regional Hungarian styles and motifs…
On September 26th, 2011, CHANGING COLORS…
…are an occasional sign of looming autumn here on Summit Avenue in the Ramsey Hill neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
On September 25th, 2011, PICKING APPLES…
…is a tradition for the family this time of year on our Minnesota apple orchard up on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River just south of Minneapolis-Saint Paul,…
On September 24th, 2011, SECTION 2 OF THE HIGH LINE…
…extending north through New York’s east 20’s just opened in June and today was my first chance to take a stroll and check it out – continuing the…
On August 17th, 2011, A SMALL PURPLE MUSHROOM…
…which we are later told might perhaps be edible, stops me on my afternoon hike from the lake, down the hill, through the woods, a shock of subtle…
On August 13th, 2011, PRETTY DUTCH GREEN STUFF…
…is allowed to go wild and have it’s way sprouting out of the corner between the sidewalk and the house facades all over town – the best part…