Happy Winter Solstice 2011 10:12 PM

The earliest humans knew that the sun’s path across the sky, the length of daylight, and the location of the sunrise and sunset all shifted in a regular way throughout the year. They built monuments, such as Stonehenge, to follow the sun’s yearly progress.
The winter solstice is today for us in the northern hemisphere. After the winter solstice, the days will get longer. Celebration time!

Tree Tops Nature walk 6:25 PM

Last Thursday with our nature teacher Christy and the rest of the group at Tree Tops Park, we built a shelter, played games and more, what a fun day.

Growing is Forever 9:05 PM

Growing is Forever from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.

By Jesse Rosten
I have a deep affection for the Redwood forests of Northern California. This is my best attempt to capture the reverence I feel when in the presence of these giants.

7 Billion 9:48 AM

By the end of 2011, 7 billion people will live on the planet Earth. It would take 200 years to count the 7 billion people out loud. This according to a new video released by “National Geographic Magazine”. This is an introduction to a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face.

Hiking in Bodega 1:14 AM

A short set of pictures from our little hike with uncle Mikey
(double click on the image to watch full screen)

Getting in A tree top 7:44 PM

A video of our Avenue of the Giants Trip, This world-famous scenic drive is a 31-mile portion of old Highway 101, which parallels Freeway 101 with its 51,222 acres of redwood groves. It is by far the most outstanding display of these giant trees in the entire 500 mile redwood belt. The Avenue of the Giants is surrounded by Humboldt Redwoods State Park which has the largest remaining stand of virgin redwoods in the world.

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Song: Getting in a treetop
by : Morgan Taylor from Gustafer yellowgold
Poem:
Think Like a Tree
by Karen I. Shragg


Think Like a Tree

Soak up the sun
Affirm life's magic
Be graceful in the wind
Stand tall after a storm
Feel refreshed after it rains
Grow strong without notice
Be prepared for each season
Provide shelter to strangers
Hang tough through a cold spell
Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring
Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky
Be still long enough to
hear your own leaves rustling.
Karen I. Shragg

The plum tree 5:21 PM

Soon after we moved to our new home, we discovered that we had a plum tree in front of our house and as a welcoming gift gave us its fruit each day for almost 2 weeks, we later found out from our neighbor that this area used to have lots of plum and apple tree's.

Shelves For Life 6:15 AM

Interesting, that at an earlier stage in your life you can be looking at your departure vehicle. Shelves For Life by William Warren. A solid, plywood set of floor-standing shelves are designed to last you a lifetime. Then, when your time arrives, the shelves can be taken apart and reassembled as a coffin.
"Shelves For Life is a self-initiated project to further explore ideas of built-in sentimentality within our possessions. The aim is to make stronger emotional relationships with our belongings and encourage life-long use. The shelves are CNC cut in oak veneered plywood to the customers measurements. They are intended to be used throughout life as storage for personal belongings. On death, the shelves are dismantled and rebuilt as a coffin. "

Dean Kamen's water distiller machine 12:11 PM

The distiller is a chemical-, membrane-, and filter-free water purifier. Kamen claims the box draws pure drinkable water from oceans, poisons—even a 50-gallon drum of urine. He has reportedly worked on the contraption for five years, but early prototypes were not so good looking. This one looks ready for mass production, and with enough, Kamen says we could "wipe out 50% of human disease. This guy should get a Nobel prize, as simple as that.