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this much—this little—i know
this much—this little—i know
this too is data
this too is data
blue snow shadows at dusk light
blue snow shadows at dusk light
look up
look up
dig deep
dig deep
dissolve yourself
dissolve yourself
you leave a trace
you leave a trace
stay curious
stay curious
unanticipated microcosm
unanticipated microcosm
a gift, not for you
a gift, not for you
the field gives you the questions
the field gives you the questions
more symbols shared than missed
more symbols shared than missed
evidence and interpretation
evidence and interpretation
find your own rhythm, steady the course
find your own rhythm, steady the course
whose imaginaries will be surfaced, honored and sustained?
whose imaginaries will be surfaced, honored and sustained?
whose stories matter? where are the harbored? how are they found?
whose stories matter? where are the harbored? how are they found?
the setting sun knew, so the oak stood in the way
the setting sun knew, so the oak stood in the way

 

 

discover, declare what's true
discover, declare what's true
kuh-lab-uh-rey-shuh n
kuh-lab-uh-rey-shuh n
actively touch and feel
actively touch and feel
recognize hostility
recognize hostility
discern the disagreeable
discern the disagreeable
know both human scale and sentiment
know both human scale and sentiment
find and know what couples
find and know what couples
find your own rhythm...steady the course and leap, return, repeat too
find your own rhythm...steady the course and leap, return, repeat too
hue, value, hot, cool, near, far, wave, foam
hue, value, hot, cool, near, far, wave, foam
possess and care
possess and care
what stone, saw, chisel, hand in this act of culture and coursed ashlar?
what stone, saw, chisel, hand in this act of culture and coursed ashlar?
build knowledge through experience
build knowledge through experience
embodied knowledge through active (not passive) observation
embodied knowledge through active (not passive) observation
embodied knowledge accrues
embodied knowledge accrues
primary is the pulse of living things
primary is the pulse of living things
tapping into cultural idiosyncrasies
tapping into cultural idiosyncrasies
the field is also play
the field is also play
what you store is not where you were
what you store is not where you were
wrest things from their context
wrest things from their context
notes that speak your tongue
notes that speak your tongue
wing it. take flight(s). land anew.
wing it. take flight(s). land anew.
don't miss what might amaze
don't miss what might amaze
rearrange the pieces
rearrange the pieces
look down
look down
remember your other senses
remember your other senses
redefine the selfie
redefine the selfie
act understand communicate
act understand communicate
sometimes you must scrape to see
sometimes you must scrape to see
rightsize, oversize...but don't downsize your rocks or imagination
rightsize, oversize...but don't downsize your rocks or imagination
it only comes once
it only comes once
choices matter, signs deceive
choices matter, signs deceive
this too is the world
this too is the world
creep, parasitic sublime
creep, parasitic sublime
here now, gone next time
here now, gone next time
wedding of elemental companions
wedding of elemental companions
not even close
not even close
sunset? fire? firmament?
sunset? fire? firmament?
put your head in the clouds and take someone with you
put your head in the clouds and take someone with you
the field in here shapes the field out there
the field in here shapes the field out there
above? below?
above? below?
Look and listen intensely
Look and listen intensely
tracking salt stained fissures
tracking salt stained fissures
stare until you have no name for it
stare until you have no name for it
who dwells here?
who dwells here?
look for the stories
look for the stories
it is not always about pictures
it is not always about pictures
this too is a field
this too is a field
it is dynamic, forever changing
it is dynamic, forever changing
tools bias inquiry
tools bias inquiry
it's about asking the right questions
it's about asking the right questions
do you know what you are looking for? and why?
do you know what you are looking for? and why?
the boxes you don't see are the boxes that keep you from seeing
the boxes you don't see are the boxes that keep you from seeing
it starts with daydreaming
it starts with daydreaming
it is about what you don't carry
it is about what you don't carry
it starts in here
it starts in here
look deeply with feet on the ground
look deeply with feet on the ground
stay alert to small seductions
stay alert to small seductions
elementary?
elementary?
at least it was a method
at least it was a method
archive...
archive...
wait
wait
in every mundane, the strange
in every mundane, the strange
each step a decision
each step a decision
anthropology or archaeology?
anthropology or archaeology?
...or burn?
...or burn?
how many events?
how many events?
from here, too easy
from here, too easy
reflect often and again
reflect often and again
scale is a phantasm
scale is a phantasm
are we listening?
are we listening?