Oscar the Bird King
When you are in Washington State, make sure to take a ferry to Vashon Island. This mostly rural 8 miles long and […]
American Stonehenge
Atop a bluff in Columbia Gorge, where Columbia River passes between Oregon and Washington, is a monument to those soldiers who fell […]
Pensive about Brown Pelicans
Brown pelicans are fun to see along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. I was able to cautiously approach them as they […]
Essay Review of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Lessons of Grass”
In her essay “Mishkos Kenomagwen, the Lessons of Grass: Restoring Reciprocity with the Good Green Earth,” Kimmerer, a professor of botany, member […]
Public Art Is Good for the Heart
I delight in seeing public art. Seeing a public display of environmental art increases my feeling of delight. In the last month […]
Samaras and Samsara
As children we did not know the name for the winged shapes let loose from maple tree varieties in autumn. The shapes […]
Book Recommendation
I became aware of Kathleen Dean Moore when I took Dr. Rebekah Sinclair’s course in World Views and Environmental Values at Oregon […]
