From Yawn to Lawn: Another Chapter in the Home Renovation Saga
You can be sure that your life as you know it is over when you’re seriously considering taking vacation days…
EARTH
Exploring flora and fauna and the planet’s natural beauty
Gardens and Grounds Part Two: Riding the Heatwave
Since publishing my “Gardens and Grounds Part One” post earlier this month, we have made little to no progress on…
Gardens and Grounds Part One: A Botanical Expedition Around the World
I would like to first start, as usual, by acknowledging and apologizing, dear reader, for the lengthy interval since my…
On Animal Beauty Pageants and Evolutionary Aesthetics
For all our inability to definitively describe it or to pin down its nuances, beauty is not hard to see….
Soundscape Ecology: Listening to Nature’s Song
Soundscape ecology teaches us about the earth’s natural habitats and reminds us that there are ways outside of seeing to understand, interact with, and appreciate the world around us.
A Duty of Care: Environmental Aesthetics
An introduction to the field of environmental aesthetics and how cultivating an appreciation of the natural world enables a duty of care towards the environment
Pacific Forests: An Arboreal Photo Essay
A selection of pictures I’ve taken while among the company of trees, alongside words from well-known naturalist-writers and environmental philosophers as John Muir and Henry David Thoreau
Going Green: 8 Sustainable Design Brands
I recently wrote a piece on biophilic design in which I explored natural and organic design patterns and provided some…
Art of the Sublime: The Awesome Beauty of the American West
The concept of the sublime has a long history in Aesthetics and philosophical inquiry more broadly. Though it has waned…
Exploring the Sublime: The Big Four Ice Caves
With the initial chill of fall upon us, I thought it seemed an appropriate time to share 1) ice cave…