After the harvest came the bottling process.
The Early Autumn Harvest is in Full Swing Here
Today 14kg of the finest Italian San Marzano plum tomatoes have been picked.
Today 14kg of the finest Italian San Marzano plum tomatoes have been picked.
They Enliven Nature with Hue and Song
In the shady and humid places of the ecology, life flourishes despite the great desiccation elsewhere.
In the shady and humid places of the ecology, life flourishes despite the great desiccation elsewhere.
Sahara Fickle Winds and Wild Djinns
This last week the Dehesa has become a crucible of unseasonable early autumn heat.
This last week the Dehesa has become a crucible of unseasonable early autumn heat.
The Wisdom of Ages Emanates Forth
A tomb from an immemorial age lies forgotten and overgrown.
A tomb from an immemorial age lies forgotten and overgrown.
He Finds a Moment of Quiet Grace
Drawn by ancient senses, I am led to this oasis in the midst of the great dessication.
Drawn by ancient senses, I am led to this oasis in the midst of the great dessication.
The Graceful Signs of Aging
So many tales are graven into the trunk of this wild olive.
So many tales are graven into the trunk of this wild olive.
This is the Crochet of Death
A magnificent trap woven through the dense thorn scrub on the mountain.
A magnificent trap woven through the dense thorn scrub on the mountain.
The Feral Calligraphy of the Olive Tree
As it has for a thousand summers, this venerable wild olive patiently waits for the autumn rains.
As it has for a thousand summers, this venerable wild olive patiently waits for the autumn rains.
His Being and Spirit are One Under the Moon
Familiar forms shapeshift beneath the argent pearlescence of this full moon.
Familiar forms shapeshift beneath the argent pearlescence of this full moon.
He Reignites His Tired and Civilized Senses
In an instant the landscape is bathed in shimmering silver as the moon rises above the high Sierra.
In an instant the landscape is bathed in shimmering silver as the moon rises above the high Sierra.
And the Heat Keeps Building Around Him
It has been many months since this stream echoed to the merry sound of water.
It has been many months since this stream echoed to the merry sound of water.
This Guy Eats the Food that Nature Offers
One of the key observations of Blue Zone living is the seasonal nature of the foods eaten here.
One of the key observations of Blue Zone living is the seasonal nature of the foods eaten here.
Make Poetry Out of a Tiny Burial Ground
This is the final resting place for some of the small life of this ecology.
This is the final resting place for some of the small life of this ecology.
Are You a Man who Recalls Our Closeness to the Stones?
The boulders on this mountain repay many times over a period of quiet mutual regard.
The boulders on this mountain repay many times over a period of quiet mutual regard.
The Infinite Spiral of Life Where a Man Can See Past, Present, and Future
After billions of years this is the continuance of that first primal movement.
After billions of years this is the continuance of that first primal movement.