The Green Report: September 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A walk to the roaring tempist, and giving thanks

RCA beach looking to Palomarin headlands

all together now!

Danny and Apollo meet the ocean with gusto

The great pacific

The Ocean was roaring yesterday on a walk to the beach. everyone came along from the farm- including Johnny and Apollo, two brothers who i take every Tuesday afternoon for some nature connection and play time with all their uncles and aunties. we walked to RCA beach, where the waves were crashing into a great white sea foam along its driftwood covered shoreline.

there was bullwhip kelp, as seen above, with Andrew practicing his Indiana Jones moves. Danny had fun too.

Jelly admiration

A Jelly washed ashore, and all took part in letting the coming tide take it back to its home in the sea.

helping the Jelly back to the sea.

Shore Shrine

and of course, if i have anything to do with it, we went ahead with a shore shrine, made from all minds together with no plan. just let it come together and be! the tide line from the last few days was right up to the cliffs so it most likely is no longer standing as of last night. I remember long afternoons in the fall, both as a young blood and not long ago, on the south fork of Long Island on the beach scouring for shells, building sand castles, and making up adventures along the high seas about the far off sailors of its waters. Thanks Pacific for letting us all, and especially Johnny and Apollo, have that afternoon again.

Shore Shrine

Admiration for our Shore Shrine

from another angle

Lounging in the fields on the way to the beach.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

The Universe is not Personal::No Attachments

field of gold- wheat at 30 seconds, pin hole camera 120mm

The universe is not personal-

Or so we hope. This has been a big theme in life over the last few months. what does the universe have in store for us that we cannot infinitely dream? how does it move around us and set us on these paths we could not yet predict?

for some of us humans these paths fall into our laps- they are chosen, fabricated, morphed, molded, kneaded, and sometimes simply form by happenstance. but the universe is not personal. it moves and sways, for eons to come, as well as eons past. it moves around our little blue planet with almost no care to what or who we are, silently, yet chaotically violent in its nature. it is peaceful too.

but why is this important? because for all our short stints on this tiny blue dot in the vast order of the universal realm we have one very important thing to remember- the universe is also very unforgiving. galaxies collide in a whirlwind of gas, suns, and solar systems without a single star being destroyed. whole stars them selves are dying and being birthed in "star nurseries" and far off galaxies. at any given point our whole existence can be swept under the galactic rug with one gravitational swoop of an asteroid, or a simple solar storm that could fry the very ozone or life from our planet.

so wait... again why is this important? because. it is. it is because we only have one small life to live and one very very important piece of galactic treasure- earth. and the minute we stop being the objectifying observer that separates them selves from the very intrinsic bond we have with nature and the universe, then in that very moment, can we see how precious and important our very contained and fragile little home is.

So no Attachments. let go, fully embrace your existence, and recognize that you only get one chance to live, and leave life and its home (planet, ecology, etc) better then you found it. because in the end what matters is what you leave behind for others to enjoy, have a chance to live as well, and as free as all of us. let go and let in the universe and see our selves as all the future past generations. then maybe we can live in harmony with the very ecology of the universe.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

september happenings and design course

Just a little preview of what has been moving on the farm and in west Marin over the last few weeks. we had a 64 student Permaculture Design Course come through for a two week intensive. got to travel to the heirloom seed expo in Santa Rosa. it was also the start of the 9 month RDNA program that is kicked off with the two week intensive so it was great having all my favorite second year cultural mentors around. they were a big help with the on site needs through the intensive! thank you! enjoy the photos, more detail to come on specific events. also is a home made wild crafted bench that i put together. good stuff
many hands make light work in our water lab to see how water moves on the land