The Philosophical Gardener: Salad Days
References to one’s “salad days,” it seems, began with Shakespeare when he wrote it in a line for Cleopatra who...
Philosophical Gardener: Poseurs
Yes, one sees them now in supermarkets, bright red, big-bosomed fruits piled high in plastic boxes luring us to a summer fantasy...
The Philosophical Gardener: Peas
“The enemies of peas are few in number, but great in power. Chopped gorse sown with
the seed will prevent the ravages of mice,...
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So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
Birdman of Protection Island
At dusk on an early summer evening, Protection Island is silhouetted in a deep, red sunset. A gentle breeze carries the murmurs of nesting...
50 Years of Sawdust and Varnish
Port Townsend's Marine Trades
By Ernie Baird with an introduction by Ross Anderson. Photos by Joel Rogers.
When Ernie Baird first found his way to Port...
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The one-time research vessel Pelican was hauled out at Port Townsend's...
Why Covid-19 Vaccine Refusal is Dangerous
A recent Rainshadow article by Peggy Myre featured a photo I took while waiting in the Jefferson Healthcare vaccine automobile line. Within two days...
