Thanks, giving

Happy Thanksgiving! Sometime back, in October, there was a group of wild turkeys, that came to visit me. And while they are normally very reticent about being close to people, these were friendly. I called to them, they came, and stayed for some bread. They gathered...

A love of patterning (1)

Marrakech — The realm of Islam, in beauty: In the love of God, it is permitted to celebrate this presence, but not in idolatrous sculpture-making or craven images. Therefore, the wonderment, you can find in beauty — patterning — in the making of...

Cairns

Sometimes, the work of the weekend is complex enough, with writing, drawing and research — prepping and creating projects — that there’s no time for anything else. But, being on the island this weekend, I’d found that a remarkably balanced...

A Love of Wild Trees (7/9)

Friends have responded with imagery and stories. And ideas. Dawn Clark, AIA LEED AP tree lover gorgeous set of images¦ I love these places — there’s no place more spiritually fulfilling wow cool! I’ve got some images of trees with eyes, too.. here...

A Love of Wild Trees (6/9)

Being in the place of trees… And this is the sixth in a series, from https://tim.girvin.com/Entries/index.php. When I contemplate the place of the tree in my heart, I go there in my mind. And I go back to many forests, in many parts of the planet, that take me...