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Bike Trip from Helsinki to Joensuu

Hi all,

I had been thinking about a bike trip that would take more than a day for a couple of summers. This summer seemed to open up an opportunity to do so. So I decided to ride from Helsinki, my current home town, to my place of birth, Joensuu.

The shortest route between these two cities is around 480kms. But since those roads have quite a heavy traffic they didn't suit my purposes of seeing the beautiful nature on the way. So the plan for the route was drawn via smaller… Continue

Added by pete korhonen on August 7, 2009 at 9:57am — 2 Comments

Daikon Sprouts from Seed...already!

(photo of last Spring's Daikon radish at McRorie Community Garden, by Michael Levin)

Updated with photo!

I couple of days ago at the full moon, I wrote about germinating Daikon radish seeds. They've already sprouted! Nice way to start the day. Sh'mal, I sent you an envelope full of seeds yesterday. It's August and the temperatures are already… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 7, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Artist, by Lois Hudson

Artist

Chip away,

Sand rough edges, varied patterns,

Circular, angular, jagged, straight,

Peel, cut, shave, reveal

New layers waiting to be born.

Trees shine, forming

Wet green networks,

Forests of leaves,

Entanglement of branches and lives,

Creeping, nesting.

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Added by Lois Hudson on August 6, 2009 at 8:38pm — 2 Comments

Sh'mal in Time

Sh'mal has a birthday coming up on September 8th. So, Sh'mal wrote this poem with the birthday in mind.

Sh’mal In Time

I keep finding my way, sometimes circuitous,

With each step, ahead of the other;

Sometimes carefully placed,

Many times foolhardy...

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Added by Michael Levin on August 5, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Fall Planting Full Moon

Hooray! It's a full moon tonight. And, Sh'mal tells me he's already gotten a head start on Fall planting in his garden in Seattle.

Here's what the Daikon radish looked like last year when Sh'mal first gave me his plot at McRorie Garden in Gainesville.

We collected some… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on August 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Elephant In Motion

Hi Everyone,

We entered a video contest sponsored by the Washington State Bar Association titled: “Justice for All”. Sarah Jane Lapp spent months working on it totally as a project of the heart for the elephants incarcerated at Woodland Park Zoo and at all zoos.

One of the ways the winner will be chosen is by how many views it receives on YouTube....

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Added by Michael Levin on August 5, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

frog

soft wet frog belly pressed against the window
dark outside, light in the kitchen
watch out bugs, death creeps on little webbed feet.
thhhip

Added by Carla Van Arnam on August 4, 2009 at 7:14pm — 2 Comments

Edna St. Vincent Millay

What Lips My Lips Have Kissed...

Edna St. Vincent Millay

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why,

I have forgotten, and what arms have lain

Under my head till morning; but the rain

Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and sigh

Upon the glass and listen for reply,

And in my heart there stirs a quiet pain

For unremembered lads that not again

Will turn to me at midnight with a cry.

Thus in winter stands the lonely tree,

Nor… Continue

Added by Donal O'Danachair on August 3, 2009 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Death of a dearly beloved tomato plant

I loved that tomato plant. Over its way-too-short life, it yielded 3 fragrant, juicy, tangy cherry tomatoes. And for all it bestowed upon me, all I gave it was the TLC normally reserved for a beloved pet: watering, fertilizing, picking off those pesky caterpillars and dispatching them to the gates of Hades. Alas, despite its brave attempts to flourish in the direct assault of the withering rays from the unusually scorching blowtorch that is this summer's Texas sun, it finally succumbed last… Continue

Added by Chris on August 2, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Qi Gong is the Alphabet

Imagine yourself at the beautiful coast. Looking down, your view is full of things. Looking up, the view clears and becomes simpler, less busy, calmer. That’s what each movement of Qi Gong brings to you. Qi Gong brings focus. Purpose. Qi Gong eliminates what clutters your mind and body. What’s left is filled with what you’re looking for…

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Added by Michael Levin on August 2, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

MOONHAVEN IN MELLOW ROSE HOME SWEET HOME by FLASH SILVERMOON Moonhaven is an illuminating and mystical space and I feel that this place is my home to the very core of me. It is a space so familiar y…

MOONHAVEN IN MELLOW ROSE HOME SWEET HOME

by FLASH SILVERMOON

Moonhaven is an illuminating and mystical space and I feel that this place is my home to the very core of me. It is a space so familiar yet continually offers surprises when I take the time to wander amidst the citrus groves, listen to the night call of the many Barred owls, or sit beneath the welcoming arms of the ancient Grandmother Tree.

The Grandmother Tree is a 500 + year old Live Oak that was struck and… Continue

Added by Flash Silvermoon on August 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Vivid Man, by Bert Woodall

When George Tilley first moved to the small town in the low mountains he sometimes felt out of place, conspicuous even. But he was never anywhere near as conspicuous as the old guy George was watching cross the street.

This man would have been conspicuous at a convention of vaudevillian golfers: He was wearing polyester knit trousers of a vivid Easter-egg-yellow-on-bright-white plaid, along with an impossibly bright, saffron-yellow shirt… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 29, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Help for organic gardeners in LA

Organic nursery in Silver Lake has a growing clientele

Added by Jim White on July 28, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

What to do with all your veggies

All those fresh veggies making you happy? Kimberly was ecstatic about her Seaside, OR radishes when I visited the Seaside hostel.

While I was in Portland, PedalPalooza occurred. It's an insane annual biking festival.… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 25, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

"Everybody wants to go green, but nobody wants to pay for it."

I hear that statement all the time. Everybody likes to talk about going green, but if it costs anything, the eyes glaze over, and the conversation is over. So is that really true?

The situation with the economy is dire. I understand. There are many people who have lost their jobs. I understand. How can I understand? I'm one of them. I was also part of a corporate lay-off earlier this year. I am divorced, so I have no other back-up income. I do understand -- more than you… Continue

Added by Marty Harrelson on July 20, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Caucasian Smaucasian

by Bert Woodall

Looking for a job offers a wealth of unpleasantries and irritations but one in particular pops up every time I file an application. Specifically, I am asked to specify an ethnicity. A short list of options is presented from which I am asked to choose exactly one. Of course for me there is really just one option and I take it: I lie.

Invariably I tick the little circle beside “Caucasian” (also sometimes presented as “Caucasian, non-Hispanic”) and just as… Continue

Added by Bert Woodall on July 15, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Solar power to pressurize rain barrel water

Once you have a rain barrel, and it's collecting the water, how do you move the water to where it's needed? That's the question James Fisher from Peachtree City, GA asked himself. After hauling buckets and buckets of water to his

wife's flower gardens, he decided there must be a better way. Since he is a systems engineer by trade, he designed a solar-powered water pumping system that would pressurize the water so he could use it with his yard sprinklers and misting units. Then his… Continue

Added by Marty Harrelson on July 13, 2009 at 2:40pm — No Comments

* Reduce your CO2's & produce more Fruit *

Did you know you can reduce CO2 and Methane by removing biodegradiable fruit and vegetable scraps from your trash?
The combination makes great soil I put my compost material (kitchen scraps) in the middle of our banana patch.
Now the trees fruit in abundance with large delicious bananas. This is because all the nutrients.
And our trash is fresh and eco-friendly :)

Added by Monica Carter on July 10, 2009 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Newnan's Lake

Did you know Gainesville has a huge 6,800 acre lake abundant with wildlife, birds and flowers of all kinds? Located 5 minutes from the University of Florida? Let me introduce you to Newnan's Lake; a beautiful, ancient waterway that is vital to 80 nesting Bald Eagles, and solely feeds Paynes Prairie State Preserve. Gainesville's Best Kept Secret. . . . With 27 miles of shoreline you'll never run out of things to do! Newnan's Lake needs our help. . . . This lake is thousands of years old, and… Continue

Added by Monica Carter on July 9, 2009 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Local Salvaged Materials From The 1870 McCredie House Of Micanopy For Sale

Owners Tom Smith and Edith Williams have hired local deconstruction artists The Bearded Brothers as well as Fro of Superior Woodwork...Click here for full post

Added by michael amish on July 3, 2009 at 6:04pm — No Comments