Well hello, snake-o.

Aquilegia rises

Snowdrops aren't native, but it's pretty nice to have something flowering here mid-March.

Today's random passage from Le Guin's interpretation of the Dao De Jing, presented without commentary for reflection:

Excerpt from Rosenberg's "Nonviolent Communication." Tldr, our society's focus on good and bad, innate sin, and punishment makes us more passive and more easily controlled by an authoritarian government. Read on to learn how to break out of that.

Everyone, please read this book.

As applicable today as it was then.

Resist and obstruct the actions, yes; but try to understand and relate to the people.

We live in a house made of each other.

From Rosenberg's introduction to his book "Nonviolent Communication":

Just a cute little quiet place.

Okay, more boxelder than buckthorn, but still good.

It is a good day to destroy buckthorn.

(Buckthorn not pictured; I've just gone for a walk before the workday starts so far.)

New to the site, just testing out features. Hello world?

Here's a photo from a recent hike.