Much of what we do over the winter solstice reflects a fascination with the cosmos. Take, for instance, the popularity of the poinsettia plants that appear in stores for only this season. Brought from Mexico by our first ambassador there, Dr. Joel Poinsett (I’ve visited his historic home in Charleston, S.C.), its blossoms delight us […]
How fitting to set aside a day each year to give thanks and pay attention to the fruits of the earth; perhaps this is the one lasting legacy of the indigenous people who loved this land. Of course they gave thanks daily to the earth and the water and the sun and the air that […]
It was a reunion of sorts: almost exactly ten years ago I stood on this very spot overlooking the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon and made a promise: the rest of my life would be dedicated to protecting the precarious environment of our precious planet. I’d even bought myself a ring, a small band of white […]
Sorry Family and Friends, but we just couldn’t not do this. You probably already guessed what. You know this obsession we have with sustainable living and the application of solar technology to everyday life? That’s right, we just had to carve a solar jack-o-lantern this year. We call this year’s pumpkin “Two Solar Spooks.” It […]
This weekend we visited Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah – an amazing display of Mother Earth normally not visible to us. Because of the unique erosion of this portion of the great Colorado Plateau, the underlying strata called the Pink Cliffs and Grey Cliffs are exposed for all to see. In this region, […]