Family hike. We managed 0.8 miles—and our toddler walked almost 3/4 of the full distance! We wrote it down as a success and went to get rooftop margaritas to celebrate. Walks in the park. I’m enjoying long, unhurried walks in the park the past week with my four-month-old. Lots of tree and plant identification going … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (5/29/23)
Tag: bioregionalism
On how there are more types of trees out there than I thought
I thought the trees were all cottonwoods, honestly. A band of trees crowd the banks of the creek that runs through the park behind our house. Cottonwoods, right? As I learned yesterday—in my mission to learn more about my bioregion—yes, there are cottonwoods. But there are also white willows and peachleaf willows and black poplar … Continue reading On how there are more types of trees out there than I thought
On 7 things from last week (3/27/23)
Kirsty MacColl. I wrote yesterday about the thrill of discovering a new artist—this past week it was Kirsty MacColl. From her final album Tropical Brainstorm, stuffed with compelling and never cheesy riffs on Cuban, Mexican, and Brazilian music, to her early singles, like her definitive version of Billy Bragg's "A New England," I was delighted, … Continue reading On 7 things from last week (3/27/23)
On curiosity about bioregionalism (and living along a Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Riparian Woodland and Shrubland system)
One of the most illuminating parts of Jenny Odell's book How to Do Nothing was her explanation of the value of bioregionalism. I'd encountered the idea elsewhere, but Odell's insistence on its importance, about the value of place and location—if we are to resist the powerful lure of the attention economy—was just the angle I … Continue reading On curiosity about bioregionalism (and living along a Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Riparian Woodland and Shrubland system)
Taylor Coe 