by Ariana Saraha | Jun 28, 2020 | Musings
On Naming Herein are just a few friends from my walk today…and some words about naming, and knowing the world around us: . . . I love naming things – not so I can check them off a list or file them off in a box somewhere, nor commodify or capitalize off them –...
by Ariana Saraha | Nov 6, 2018 | Musings
This is not Palo Santo This is not Palo Santo. Nothing against that remarkable plant, but it doesn’t live here, and I realize I don’t even know what it looks like! A quick google search turns up almost exclusively pics of sticks for sale. But palo santo...
by Ariana Saraha | Nov 1, 2017 | Musings
Wild Homecoming I like to think that going into the wilds is like coming home, returning to a place that makes sense in a real way. For it is here that herbs and flowers grow, here where clean waters flow… Perhaps there is some element of escapism at work as...
by Ariana Saraha | Sep 1, 2017 | Musings
On Wildcrafting… …and Being a Living Part of the Land ✧Though absorption into music, dance, or even community are homecomings in their own right, it’s possible there is no time I am happier and more at-home than when wildcrafting plant friends....
