We cut short a wonderfully rich discussion of the "teachings of plants" in Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass to take a walk down Sixth Avenue, saluting the wintering trees as we went. We ended at the two small parks between the mouths of Minetta Street and Minetta Lane (just north of Bleecker), the creek flowing somewhere beneath us. Looking west from the lower park, someone noticed birds, others noticed the knot of branches offering them a sort of shelter; I don't think any of us paid any heed to the spire of Our Lady of Pompeii in the distance!Thursday, February 20, 2020
Teachings of plants
We cut short a wonderfully rich discussion of the "teachings of plants" in Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass to take a walk down Sixth Avenue, saluting the wintering trees as we went. We ended at the two small parks between the mouths of Minetta Street and Minetta Lane (just north of Bleecker), the creek flowing somewhere beneath us. Looking west from the lower park, someone noticed birds, others noticed the knot of branches offering them a sort of shelter; I don't think any of us paid any heed to the spire of Our Lady of Pompeii in the distance!