I was born in the Southern California desert:
Joshua trees praying to the dry sky ,
rain so rare that kids stayed home from school when it fell,
eucalyptus trees tangy in my nostrils.
Avocados six for a dollar at children’s sidewalk tables,
teenage girls working on their tans as seriously as their fathers worked for a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'forest'
From Desert To Forest
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · lifestyle, nature
Tags: bibliona·desert·environment·forest·laszlo-photo·life·Mount Tabor·Oregon·outdoors·Southern California·volcano
Off The Grid In The Ancient Forest
May 18th, 2008 · No Comments · nature, sustainability
I’m here at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center for the weekend, off the electricity grid, yet wi-fied onto the Internet grid. A huge snowdrift (it was a hard winter) blocks half my view out the window of the lodge. But it and pretty much all the snow in Oregon is melting fast with the sudden [...]
Tags: Brendon Connelly·carbon footprint·forest·nature education·Opal Creek·renewable energy·solar panels
