Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Moss Garden at Mid-Mitigation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by calvincaley

We have been on this property for two and a half years–exactly halfway through the five-year Mitigation Period–and I began my ‘Do Over’ in the clearing in February of 2011.   Because of the naturally occurring native mosses here and there, … Continue reading →

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The Start of it All

Posted on March 19, 2013 by calvincaley

Although we are packing our bindles and preparing to leave the Sensitive Area behind, I still get asked, ‘So…how did all this get started?’  The short answer would have to be, ‘I bought this property, built this house, and looked out the … Continue reading →

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Something is Still Sensitive Here. Maybe it is just me.

Posted on March 12, 2013 by calvincaley

Almost two months of fairly enforced idleness (gardenwise, anyway) have given me ample opportunity to look out the window at my past labors and think about this land–shortly mine no longer–the health of the forest, and property restrictions in the … Continue reading →

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Lessons Were Learned, and…HEY! Wait a minute!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by calvincaley

My little quadrant of this sphere is slowly tilting back toward the sun, and there is now enough demi-daylight (and if my wife is reading this: I went to high school with Demi Daylight!) when I get home from work … Continue reading →

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