Exploded, unfurled New life in the spring Soaked up the sun To light everything Burst into flames Under the grays An unfiltered light For shortening…
Tag: nature
The Earth We Are Shown: Narrative, Evidence, and Omission
Documentary, Persuasion, and Truth
There’s something particularly frustrating about watching a beautifully made documentary and realizing how much of what you’re seeing has been selected, arranged, compressed, and framed before it ever reaches you. The production may be polished, the narrator credible, the imagery extraordinary, and the message carefully constructed, but none of that removes the need to question what lies beneath the presentation. What is being shown, what is being omitted, and what assumptions are quietly carrying the entire narrative?
Stewardship or Control: Rethinking Invasive Species
Knotweed, Glyphosate, and Humility
There’s a curious habit we’ve developed as a civilization. Faced with complexity, we instinctively reach for management, intervention, and control. We identify a problem, assign it a name, devise a solution, and rarely pause long enough to ask whether our understanding of the problem is complete. Sometimes the most revealing conversations begin not with answers, but with the assumptions we’ve forgotten to question.
There’s an interesting distinction between knowing something and measuring it. The modern world tends to place extraordinary trust in numbers, standards, and systems, often treating…
Life on the island has taught me much about simplicity, authenticity, and the contrast between calm community living and the noise of the modern world. As I prepare to leave, even if only for a while, I reflect on what quality of life truly means — and the choices each of us must make to live in alignment with our deepest values.