Book Giveaway – The Eight Fundamental Secrets to Living Well and Trust
Posted On May 15 2020Whilst eating breakfast, I started reading the beautiful magazine – Land + People, Trust for Public Land magazine (TPL). Just paging through the introductory pages, I was tearing up. These folks perform magic. They endeavor to put a public park within a 10 minute walk of everyone in the USA. Some cities already have this. Seattle is close. At a time of deep uncertainty with scared people doing crazy stuff that threatens my health, and yours, I am moved to tears to see people being kind, thinking of the underserved, and planning for the future. My client’s report, the papers …
Sanctification of Landscape
Posted On Mar 18 2009Have you noticed that being on some landscapes feels good? I have just returned from a sabbatical in Santa Barbara, CA. My mom trained me to appreciate parks, so for me, travel mainly includes spending time in parks. On this trip, I spent time in two of my favorites Trust for Public Land (http://tpl.org) projects – Carpinteria Bluffs and Ellwood Mesa with its Butterfly Preserve. These two places are basically bluff top meadows overlooking the Pacific. What’s not to like? But these places are special. Adjacent properties don’t have the same warm embracing energy, the juju isn’t as good. …