Sustainability Journal

Birdwatching is a way to interact with the natural world. So many of us find value in interacting with pets, but to have birds come to a feeder at your house, is a way to metaphorically touch the wild world....

Meditating with a cat.

I’m a writer. I have to write. When I’m not actively writing, I can feel the bars coming down around me, and the caged animal emerges. I also like to read what seasoned writers have to say about their writing...

Keeping bugs away from your outdoor living spaces, naturally.

A while back, I was watching a clip of an interview from the 70’s with Aretha Franklin. The interviewer - someone iconic, though I can’t remember who now - asked what her greatest hardship in life was. She stopped for...

It’s summertime. Not really though, the summer solstice is twenty-four days away. That longest day spent on the deck or in the pool, baking in the glorious oven that is summer heat, still tantalizingly awaits. BUT the weather is dependably...