Earth

Our connection to the natural world is essential to our well being, especially in the Age of Coronavirus.

Apr 6
3 min

A Druid's Herbal

I have always been curious about the Druids. Much of what is "known" about them is mere speculation because their most sacred rituals and

170

How to Calculate Storm Water Run-off from Your Property

Marie McKinsey

Mar 7
2 min

How to Calculate Storm Water Run-off from Your Property

The EPA estimates that over 770 cities in the US combine waste water and stormwater in the same pipe and send it to sewage treatment...

110

The Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11

Marie McKinsey

Feb 26
4 min

The Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11

This is a post I wrote back in 2013. At the time, my neighbors and I were opposing a row house project that would completely engulf 3...

170

Marie McKinsey

Feb 14
4 min

Do Trees Really Prevent Mudslides?

Originally published Monday, February 22, 2010 There was a mudslide in our neighborhood about a month ago. Seattle is a hilly city and...

Marie McKinsey

Feb 14
2 min

Yin and Yang of the Seasons

Originally published Saturday, March 13, 2010 As we end the Yin (Feminine) seasons of fall and winter, and move into the Yang (Masculine)...

Marie McKinsey

Feb 14
2 min

Seattle Rain

Originally published Wednesday, August 10, 2011 My favorite book by local author, Tom Robbins, is "Still Life with Woodpecker." I have a...

Marie McKinsey

Feb 12
3 min

Stinging Nettles

"His expression was unfathomable. Still holding my eyes with his own he reached out his free hand, fumbling over the rocks until he...

140

Marie McKinsey

Feb 11
1 min

Pandemic Gardening

"'Tis an ill wind indeed, that blows no good." - William Shakespeare For all the pain and suffering brought by the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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This book will change the way you look at trees forever.

The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.

- Isak Dinesen.