A video that always makes me happy and sad but mostly inspired -- read the comment to hear why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKaWJ72x1rI&list=PLB99B47193040D197&index=22

Bear in a wild cherry tree in my yard

All of the animals learn to respect the wilderness and that sometimes means bears. The bears come for the cherries and they come for the apples. I love a world that has bears to keep us honest and connected to the wild.

Building my drive way uncovered a love of rocks

 I had to call in some help to build a new driveway. And what I got is amazing. And I love stacking rocks and I keep stacking rocks and now the rocks are starting to pile up. Another great example of learning by doing and following natural inspiration. But what does this have to do with my academic carrier?Stay tuned and we will discover.

My cousin Ian came by from next door (we subdivide family property) to see the new view.

A good rock is worth moving

At one point when you are stacking rocks as a life time project. You might realize that you should look at the big picture. Yes, think about defensive fortifications. Let loos the inner kid and build castles and magical places for faeries to live.

I build this wall for a friend

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The stream flows under this stone bridge

Stairs lead to more stairs

I think my dog understands I have a thing with rocks

Find related stories I like from around the web

Here is the link to a face book page I created to share news from around the net. These are examples of technology helping ecological and ethical learning.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Media-Enhanced-Education-2015/1419038668393671?fref=nf

House hold animals learn to earn their special place

 My dog Nanook leaned about pigs and chickens and trips up into the mountains. One this alpine traverse Nanook learned not to try to eat a porky pine. I pulled quills with my leather man for over an hour and then we spent the night in the rain. After walking all day, I put my exhausted dog in a boat and then a car and took her straight to an emergency animal clinic.

The next photo is her the next day, laying on a rock I am trying to raise from the yard. The neighbors dog and my cat both wanted to check on Nanook and hear her stories of journeying to the wild and coming back to tell the tail.

While some things have to be learned first hand, being prepared for that moment is something we do mentally when we hear other peoples stories. Lately I have been thinking about the power of a story and practicing telling stories about nature as part of my regular ecological identity work.

Learning to build with stone and learning about animals

The animals teach me all sorts of things. Mostly
about the joy of little things. Sometimes it makes me sad when I think how happy my pigs were but mostly it makes me happy. I built a new chicken coop out of rocks and mill ends, so that the Turkeys could have a separate coop. The chickens still enjoy the deluxe new accommodations.
There is only one turkey left in my freezer but I came to a new respect for these interesting creatures. One of the things I feel I have learned is that it is good to learn things like farming and rock staking by doing it. So starting thinking about your infrastructure.

from the net

The media enhanced technological revolution still needs people with traditional academic skills.