Two weeks ago we had two days of rain and I thought, at last the drought is over! The garden did too. And for several days after we were all perky and happy. The beans started growing taller, the pumpkins began to vine, the corn shot up two feet. But we have not had rain …
Attention and Climate Change
First, I have to say thank you to everyone for all of your insightful and thought-provoking comments on the topic of attention. They have been grist for the mill, or like that extra cup of coffee I allow myself sometimes that sends me into overdrive and sets my mind whirling. I ended my last post …
Happy Solstice!
Happy Solstice y’all! Today for Solstice we got rain, a lovely gift because along with heat we’ve also been having a drought. The drought is so bad that the Mississippi River, the main source of water for the Twin Cities, is just a few inches above its lowest recorded level in 1976. The rain is …
The Meaning of Attention
A few weeks ago I wrote about the podcast with Maryanne Wolf and Sven Birkerts in which they talked about what might happen if we all read more books, and it basically turned out to be about attention. I mentioned I had been thinking much about attention and had more to say and then proceeded …
Garden Visitors
One of the best things about not having a front and backyard of manicured lawn is more-than-human visitors who also spend time there. Not all of the visitors are as welcome as others and some of them have a problem with sharing. Squirrels are both entertaining and infuriating. I cannot deny their antics make me …
