Carbon — The fantastic journey of this "element of life" as it travels around the world and ends up in YOU!

Finding Home — How a young husband finds a home for his future family. (In the style of an Apache place story)

Why So Many Squirrels? — How can there be so many squirrels around here?

Pax's Prairie — Tallgrass, where you can easily get lost if you are not a dog.

A Few Steps Back — Stand still in a place you know, and go back in time.

On Iceboating — The fast and frustrating sport.

When Winter Comes —Bird feeder, birds, squirrels, and a hawk.

Notes on The Deep Ecology Movement—A summary of key points from the book.

The World Until Yesterday—Key ideas from Jared Diamond’s important book.

Freedom and Responsibility—How Pax and I do things together.

Cruising With The Captain—Getting ready to sail off on a summer cruise, from a different point of view.

I Own Lake Huron — How the Public Trust doctrine can help preserve the Great Lakes.

The Civilian Conservation Corps — What a great idea.

How History Should Be Taught — Not just wars and kings and queens.

The Spell Of The Sensuous — How humans can fit in the natural world.

The Swerve (and De Rerum Natura) — A look at some key ideas in the philosophical poem by Lucretius.

Saving Arcadia — A review of the book.

A Pattern Language — Some of the key ideas from the book by architect Christopher Alexander.