Category Landscape architecture

Children playing and gardening - Grattan School mural

Tomatoes

October 1, 2011 · by · in Edible plants, Elizabeth, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, food, garden produce, Jacob, Landscape architecture, Roads and paths, Ruby · 2 Comments

I nip into the skin, peeling it back a bit with my teeth so as not to lose a drop of the juice to the ground, then sink into a big bite. Still it spurts. I suck quickly to get as much of the juice as possible, slurping unabashedly. Read more …

Tadpole

June 16, 2006 · by · in Ariadne, Birds, Ordinary landscape features/design, Ordinary reptiles and amphibians, Ordinary water features, The Villagers · 6 Comments

The sandy path feels good, cool on my soles. I round the bend and there, under the thorny tendrils of a wild rose bush, lie the bottoms of two bare feet, tiny and black with dirt.

Arc

September 19, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Exo-architecture, Household variations/Coupling, Janine, Landscape architecture, Merilee, Noah, Packer, Residential buildings, Ronnie, Sculpture, Tapestries/Quilts/Weavings/Basketry, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · Leave a comment

The buildings and grounds are constructed in concentric arcs that fit the natural contours of the hill, which slopes toward the great Jasper Lake.

Sweat

August 4, 2005 · by · in Birds, David, Edible plants, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Healing-medicine, Native plants, Orchards/fruit trees, Ordinary water features, Sena, The land, Work practices · 4 Comments

Sweat trickles from the band round my brow into my ears and down my cheek. The back of my hand, as I wipe my face, smells of dirt, more sweat and the oils of well-used, well-kept tools.

Weed

June 21, 2005 · by · in compost, Education in Ordinary, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Machinery, Merilee, Music in Ordinary, Ordinary landscape features/design, Sculpture, Work practices · 3 Comments

Village children have plenty of time to play and pursue their dreams in Ordinary. They also learn responsibility from an early age. Everyone, save the tiniest of tots, does one-half to one hour community service six days a week.

Run

June 16, 2005 · by · in Birds, Community structures, Edible plants, Eloise, Food preparation and preserving, Merilee, Ordinary landscape features/design, Ordinary water features, Ralph, Work practices · 2 Comments

Ralph’s eyes are soft, his smile gentle, reflecting my own. Making my way through the herb garden to the kitchen, I stop to pluck a bit of lemon thyme and crush it against my nose.