Category Archives: nature

Haskell and the mandalas of nature

Posted on October 29, 2012 by forstegrupp

I discovered David Haskell in this New York Times Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/science/david-haskell-finds-biology-zen-in-a-patch-of-nature.html?smid=pl-share Here he describes visiting the same place “mandala” for observation and renewal. He has a word press blog “Ramble” which I follow.

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A Warm February Day

Posted on February 8, 2009 by forstegrupp

Today is unseasonably warm and so while my husband bicycled to the lab to work, the children and I and the dog went to a park to walk and play tennis. The dog found a lacrosse ball and got rather … Continue reading →

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Remembering through Pictures — Grindelwald’s Shrinking Glaciers

Posted on October 9, 2008 by forstegrupp

Tonight I spent the better part of an hour going through files of photos from our summer vacation to Germany and Switzerland. Now, don’t misunderstand. This is not a yearly trip. We traveled to Germany to celebrate my husband’s mother’s … Continue reading →

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Montana 2008

Posted on November 8, 2007 by forstegrupp

Montana For a single weekend in October, east met west as students and teachers from Philadelphia joined students and teachers from Montana to explore various forms of art. For each form of art — photography, writing, theater, art — we … Continue reading →

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