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The Elements
William McClain, who has posted here a couple of times, recommended this magical video from Iceland. It features the music of Sigur Ros, the Icelandic group, and a theater troop of developmentally disabled adults who offer us this play on … Continue reading
Our relationship with the planet
What MSingh said in class last week got me thinking and researching… Quote taken from the movie ”The Matrix”: “I’d like to share a revelation I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify … Continue reading
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Hymn to Osiris
My children have both become involved with Waldorf ideas from their work at Camphill Communities and farming experiences. The following poem captured beautifully, I thought, the intersection of nature and humanity. Hymn to Osiris I have come home. I have … Continue reading
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Big Yellow Taxi
So, after out discussion of the Land Ethic, I thought of one of my favorite songs “Big Yellow Taxi”, covered by Counting Crows that I’m sure everybody has heard at least once. Give it a listen, and read along with … Continue reading
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Pollution – “Plastic Island”
An island made of debris, marine pollution gathered by ocean currents called the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. This “island made of garbage and plastic” has roughly the size of the state Texas and is made of approximately 3.5 million tons of trash. … Continue reading
Earth… But who? and how?!
I have never seen or have been aware of this. Have you? If so, why havent you told anyone or posted it! Anyways, the Atacama Desert in South America has been deemed by National Geographic and other well acclaimed geologists, as the … Continue reading
Interconnectedness of Earth in Language
I was reading a book for my English class called The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas and came acrosss this interesting section: “Man is an unchanged word from Indo-European man, meaning just that. But two other important words … Continue reading
Wood
Wood, forests, trees: If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? George Berkeley famously asked. And while everyone loves to mock this question, seriously: how can we know?? Our … Continue reading
Giant Crystal Cave
This is the Giant Crystal Cave I was talking about in class.