The kind of story I appreciate most - real people and places, real life. In pictures: The long road from Scotland to Russia - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-39882616
Culture Wars & AppropriationÂ
I understand the power imbalance of different groups, I get it, but I also support and encourage creativity, imagination and the power of storytelling. These traits belong to all humans, and I am of the opinion that we have evolved as a species through the borrowing, bartering and yes, the bastardization of cultural and social …
Getting the 2017 Garden’s Supporting Cast Ready for ActionÂ
New fountain, a gazing ball and some new solar lights - the garden's supporting cast members, are preparung for their curtain call for the 2017 season.
Hellebore a go-goÂ
It's been a good spring for my hellebores.
We all need to care about the land – Public, Private & Wild
Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege. via This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List — Longreads
The Call of the Garden
The chair is out, now to hose it down, place at the garden's edge, and enjoy a cup of English Breakfast tea and the warmth of the mid-April sun.
The first flower of spring
Lovely crocus greeted me today, ushering in the official gardening season.
Definitive Signs of SpringÂ
Nature - life, finds a way. How true a statement that is indeed. Despite the snow surrounding the tender shoots, daffodils are triumphantly sprouting towards the glorious spring sunshine, unabated and unabashed. Another month and they'll be fading away, allowing the peonies to step into their deserved late spring spotlight.
Confessions of an Outlier
I don't want to be a member of the 'in crowd'. I'm an outlier. I'm a small and big 'C' conservative, ['m an outlier. I live in the country - and love it: I'm an outlier. I dislike urbanity in all it's grey concrete and forced natural settings. I'm an outlier. I like winter, the …
Inhuman Resources
I too have been ignored by HR personnel and interviewers following an interview: no follow up, no response to thank you emails and queries of whether a candidate has been selected. This article underscores just how much this slight from interviewers and human resource reps can have negative repercussions on their organization-agency-company. For those who …
The Northern Herper 
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