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• caribbean queen writes:
  Okay, so like, where are the instructions on how to " toast " bread or buns on the stove, without the use of a toaster?
  (Stove Toasted, January 1, 2012)
• Victoria “Stokastika” writes:
  Wow! I didn't expect such response here. I didn't mean to be a philosophical thorn in anyone's behind; I'm sorry if I sounded too harsh. This is cool though, because not many people like to talk about the fundamentals of definitions; even some university folk squirm. Yet, if we don't have basic definitions and assumptions,
  (Discovering “Nature” by Abandoning the Word Altogether, April 13, 2011)
• Matias writes:
  I hear what you're saying, but I think it misses the point and is really unnecessary and is purely intellectual garbage (I do not mean this in any negative way, i just cant find a better word for it at the moment). In philosophy there are ideas that actually bring some sort of progress to
  (Discovering “Nature” by Abandoning the Word Altogether, November 25, 2010)
• J~ writes:
  Wow, those arms are fantastic!
  (Crawling in the Grass, November 10, 2010)
• Marcy writes:
  Thanks for this story. It reminded me I need to tend fires again. I loved learning how to create and tend a fire when I was in Oaxaca living with an indigenous family. It is an art, and a skill.
  (Making a Fire, November 1, 2010)
• aimee writes:
  This is a beautiful story! Thank you so much Orion for sharing and for helping the baby bird when it was in trouble.
  (Bird Rescue, September 30, 2010)
• WoodWarbler writes:
  I have also experienced the thrill behind waterfall curtains. The first time was under the 75-foot Havasu Falls near the Havasupai village 60 miles west of the Grand Canyon's South Rim Visitor's Center. A mile downstream is the 200-foot Mooney Falls where one can also squirm behind the veil, observe the world without
  (Immersed in Water, September 15, 2010)
• Philip Waters writes:
  This is a really interesting thread, and I hope authors contributing so far continue to do so. I am about to embark on a PHD here in the UK with a focus on using narrative and story as tools for connecting children to nature, on the basis, like this website, there seems to be a
  (Discovering “Nature” by Abandoning the Word Altogether, June 28, 2010)
• Philip Waters writes:
  While I do sympathise with this story, as the more trees we can keep from being felled, the better; especially ancient ones. This said, if there's no way this tree can be saved, I would suggest that as a community you give the tree life in another form. We design play areas for children and
  (A Great Tree Friend, June 28, 2010)
• GirlfromtheSky writes:
  Dear Victoria, You write, "...I really started to conceptually and experientially grasp the notion of “nature” was when I chose to abandon the word all together..." Why do you put nature in quotation marks? If we abandon the idea of nature, as in sycamore trees, giant redwoods, eagles, rolling mountains with blue ridges...then we are in a
  (Discovering “Nature” by Abandoning the Word Altogether, June 17, 2010)
• Angela Lansbury writes:
  Nature is therapy
  (Cliff Therapy, June 8, 2010)
• Dale writes:
  I wish more people would get into the sounds around them, even in the city. It bothers me to see people walking or running with ear plugs. Maybe I'm just a busy body but it seems like an addiction that prevents connections between people, or like a way to hide from interaction with the world
  (Lake Running, June 5, 2010)
• Bonnie writes:
  I live in Texas in a small development with no street lights. The moon is the delight of our day. especially when it's full. And the stars....There are no words I can use when I look up and the sky is full of stars. The awe inspiring viw makes you stop and
  (Nighttime Walk, May 19, 2010)
• cna training writes:
  Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article
  (The First Time We Saw Mushrooms, May 18, 2010)
• Hobby Farm writes:
  Brilliant, I loved this one!
  (Children’s Nature Playground, May 17, 2010)
• EcoRover writes:
  A generation ago, many children grew up with similar experiences. How sad that many kids today have never experienced their own private natural places.
  (Children’s Nature Playground, April 30, 2010)
• EcoRover writes:
  As a boy I would often hike into the "big rocks" on the ridge behind my house, build a fire, and contemplate life. As a backpacker and hunter, I still love sitting over a fire. I spurn gas stoves for camping, and while elk hunting I'll often clear the snow away, make a bed, build
  (Making a Fire, April 30, 2010)
• aimee writes:
  I grew up in the white mountains. I know and love them well. They inspired the same kind of awe and wonder in me and led me all over the world seeking the stillness of them. This image seems so familiar to me. It reminds of so many moments standing on overlooks in Vermont, New
  (Takes My Breath Away, April 28, 2010)
• Leigh writes:
  I love the idea of a "don't bust the crust pin"!
  (Contemplation in a Canyon, April 28, 2010)
• Angela Lansbury writes:
  I remember sporting my "don't bust the crust" pin with pride in Canyonlands. The pins are given out to people to spread the word that we need to be careful to protect the fragile living organisms that make up the cryptobiotic soil.
  (Contemplation in a Canyon, April 28, 2010)

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