I will admit that reading Walden was not always easy for me. Half-way through "Economy" I found myself getting constantly distracted by my own thoughts about deadlines, social events, and meetings . I would have to read and re-read paragraphs until I … [Read more]
A Pond on my Clothing
I was sewing my pants last week using your words as my thread. As the needle moved in and out, I read each stroke as it plunged into the fabric. My haphazard tailoring hid the damage on my second hand corduroys. Instead of new pants, instead of … [Read more]
I’ve Seen Abbey’s Stars (I Do Not Think He Would Like That Statement)
I have always viewed going out into nature as a way to escape. As an only child, I am not quite sure what I have always been trying to escape from, but into the woods, I continued to go. My first solo “hike” I remember distinctly. I was in second … [Read more]
Details and Dillard
When I write I often do so in large brushstrokes. I cover entire mountains in a moment and write like I am running out of time. I sometimes feel like I am running uphill when I write. Adding more and more just to reach a word count. Annie Dillard has … [Read more]
Food For Thought
I notice that everything we call natural is full of a plethora of intricacies that we can relate to. This realization was sparked by Annie Dillard's Pilgrimage at Tinker Creek. Take the tree for instance, their roots run deep to hold their ground. … [Read more]
One out of Twenty-Five Billion, Five Hundred Fifty-Two Million, Three Hundred Sixty-One Thousand, Nine Hundred Thirty
An average discarded cigarette butt is 3 centimeters. The average weight is 300 milligrams. On average, per year, there is 1.69 pounds of cigarette butts that are discarded. Convert the 300 milligrams to the average weight in pounds- .000661387 … [Read more]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- …
- 17
- Next Page »