Archive for June, 2008
Getting Focused
You know how when you type something in a search engine and you end up getting some really good information?
It’s amazing how much good stuff is really out there along with all of the crap. I would like to be one of the people who writes the good stuff.
I suppose I’m not interested in posting erotic pictures all that much after all.
I don’t know what I’m doing here, and until I figure it out, and get focused, I won’t be writing much. I’ve made the mistake of being unfocused before, and I won’t do it again.
I do keep another blog, Singing the Sky that is about my personal life. It’s been around in three different incarnations since 2003. I enjoy it a lot. It’s where I pour my heart out.
I don’t really expect very many people to enjoy reading it, though. I don’t write for an audience there–I just write. It’s refreshing.
Do check back soon. I may have it figured out by the weekend. I have a few ideas I’m tossing around. Or not. I’ll keep ya posted though.
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5 commentsThese Sculptures Will Make a Treehugger Out of You
Beautiful.
This was produced by Deborah Feltham. I can’t wrap my head around how people can be this talented. She has some other wonderful sculptures as well.
Who knew a pine tree had this in it? Work by Malcolm Thain. Check out his gallery!
This sculpture can be found in the Museum Kueppersmuehle in Denmark. Photo: derpunk
Photo: Thomas Hawk
Perhaps in the entryway? Photo: David Gallagher
This one is made of myrtle, by Jan Chalmers.
If you’re interested in learning how to see negative space while wielding a chisel, check out this series of tutorials. As for me, I don’t know that I’ll ever view a walk in the woods in quite the same manner again…
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5 comments10 Ways to Bring Nature Into Your Everyday Life
Nature is beautiful, right? Shouldn’t we try to bring more of it into our everyday lives? Here are some ideas that anyone can do. I am proud to say that I have tried all of them, and speak from personal experience.
Photo: Andrew_N
1. Open the window. Feel the breeze. Of course you’re also letting the wasps and mosquitoes fly in. Oh well, that just makes it a more authentic experience. Even better if you’ve got any driving rain, burglars, or a dumpster located nearby.
2. Get some chickens for your backyard. If you get a rooster, it will have the added effect of bringing angry neighbors into your life, but that’s okay. You don’t want life to be dull. You’ll get eggs for free, that is, if the snakes they attract don’t eat them first.
3. Grow some tomatoes on your patio. If you manage not to kill them, you will have the pride of serving something that you grew yourself. Notice that I did not say “for free”. By the time you buy the fancy dirt, fertilizer, stakes, baby plants, nets, cages, pots, etc., each tomato should cost about $4.21. Caution: Make sure you’re cat doesn’t think the tomato plant is its litterbox.
4. Read about it. I’ve found that reading Thoreau’s Walden and other classics are more enjoyable than getting an asthma attack in an old moldy cabin that has spiders. Okay, I lied. I haven’t read (much) of Walden, but I have read Old Yeller. I love that story. Makes me want to go and make beef jerky out of something.
5. Cook something that was once alive. These days, it’s pretty easy. Whether you’re grabbing some squash from the produce section or a hunk of dead cow from the freezer holding the brisket, you’re getting a little closer to nature. Throw away the Cheetos. It turns out they cause ADHD.
6. Hang a picture on the wall that shows nature. It’s the ultimate safe way to observe bears.
7. Pack a picnic. Make sure you don’t put any Cheetos in it or you may go crazy. Go to a park and enjoy the experience. Don’t let the bees, ants, wasps and myriad small children that will swarm around your food bother you. Work on achieving that state of Zen you’ve been striving for. The 102 degree heat will help you practice “living in a state of mindfulness”.
8. Use sea salt. It brings the ocean right to your taste buds. (Hey, I should be writing ad copy!)
9. Breathe. Air makes up a crucial part of the natural world. Breathe as much of it as you can.
10. Get a pet. You will get to see where you stand in the pack (dog) or ponder whether or not your pet would eat you if you died and no one found the body for a few days (cat). Nothing brings you closer to nature than watching your dog eat cat turds, so perhaps get one of each.
There are many other ways you can enjoy nature on an everyday basis. Also, cutting a hole in your ceiling might bring in some nature as well, unless you live on the first floor of an apartment complex. Then everybody would have a surprise and there would be legal crap involved. So, you might want to stick with the ten I’ve mentioned above.
Unless you have something better…;-)
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8 commentsThe Most Sexy Flowers Ever!
There’s Georgia O’Keefe, and then there’s these…
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Photo: dejathoris
Photo: rufino
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Photo: Little Prince de 8
Photo: Eggz
It’s a double coconut. Really! Not exactly a flower, per se, but I had to include it.
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