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Harvesting the wisdom around me, in the legacy of the farmstead - because everything, everywhere, is a growing space.
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Seizing the Best Time to Plant a Tree... (opens the original)
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The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.So says the familiar proverb. The only problem is that I wasn’t here two decades ago, in this place, looking out over this landscape. So yesterday we planted a tree. That, of course, is the royal “we.” Neither of us handled a shovel. The truth of it is that we stood and watched as the tree farm owner skidded his Bobcat to the intended destination and, with its giant power auger, excavated the receiving hole. It took longe
To Lurch Skyward (opens the original)
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Jerusalem Artichokes Are Blooming (opens the original)
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Sounds of the City (opens the original)
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Falling Leaves; Scampering Squirrels (opens the original)
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