The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) recently asked me a few questions about what I think about stuff and things, and then actually printed them! I guess I'm still surprised when professional- type folks seem interested in what I think.

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This is typically a time of joy and celebration, but not necessarily for everyone. Is it me, or does this year in particular seem weighted with sorrow near and far? Walking in the woods is the main thing keeping me…

Daisy and I go for a walk in the woods every morning and today we visited Carla. It's coming up on 2 years since she passed, and I visit her grave pretty regularly. Today, I was sitting and looking around…

What's good for your brain, reduces stress, and is always available to anyone, anywhere, for free? 

I'm talking about Play! Being silly is not just for kids (or humans, for that matter.) Research shows play throughout life increases mental wellness,…

What do you see in this picture?

If you said weeds, you're right. And if you said food, you are also right! I am taking a class at the local Cooperative Extension office on foraging that is changing my relationship…

“What if water wasn’t just a chemical substance, but alive, a being with agency in its own right? Surely an absurd proposition from the perspective of materialism, which believes only those with big brains can feel and think – but…

I'm headed to Temple University to visit the Masters of Landscape Architecture program as part of an LAAB accreditation team. I volunteered for this back in spring, before I had a new puppy and before I felt the end of…

I started reading a book called Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira, which is fundamentally affecting how I think about things... in a fascinating and positive way. It is making me question how our culture educates and teaches us…

The smell of autumn is in the air. Mornings are crisp. Kids (and teachers) are back in school. The very beginning of color is starting in the poplars and red maples. And so the cycle continues…

I love reminding myself…

I am back from a magical and integrative Portugal adventure!

I learned a lot about healing landscapes, both internal and external, which I plan to practice on the land I'm stewarding in Central NY. I also learned a surprising amount…

As you may have heard, I recently presented a workshop at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture with a colleague/ friend named Joy Kuebler. Over 20 years of designing public spaces, she developed a fun, unique and effective process of…

We all are on a journey, and the journey takes us places we never imagined... And when we think we want to step into the world to serve, and serve in a role of leading, we may find that the…

So I recently returned from the annual Landscape Architecture Conference, and I now know that Halloween weekend in Minneapolis is a Thing! I also learned a bit about how your internal attitude changes your world.

The conference is driven by…