Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses.
article: A Garden For All: Designing A Garden Through The Eyes Of Creatures And Plants (Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens). The details of dream gardens for solitary bees, dragonflies, birds, and gourds! For the solitary bees, for example: a variety of flowers that bloom from early spring to late fall; native plants; a shallow water feature; large clusters of flowers; undisturbed nesting spots (tunnels un the ground, hollow plant stems, sandy or gravel spots).
photo essay: Floating Lines: Witnessing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge via pack raft (Steve Duda/Patagonia). Some incredible photos. “This day wasn’t crazy cold, and the adrenaline is so high in a white-water backcountry situation that you don’t notice anyway.”
essay: Sixty minutes by a reservoir: Another bout of focus aerobics (Rosecrans Baldwin/Meditations in an Emergency). “As a kid, I found wind super confusing. As an adult, nothing’s changed.” And, “As they pass, the toddler in the stroller locks eyes with me. I notice it’s clutching a dandelion and I feel cheered. I smile. I wave. The toddler does not smile or wave. I notice I feel slightly manipulated.”
long essay: A Visit to Costco in France The oversized American shopping experience comes to France (David Lebovitz). I’ve never been to a Costco but/so I read every word of this and examined every photo. I am eager to hear in Part 2 what he bought, besides the pecans!
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