The tall, foot-poised creature had a life, a place of its own in the manifold, fragile system that is this coastline; a place of its own in the universe. Its place, and mine, I believe,… Read More »The Great Blue Herons of Humboldt Park
Winter is a quieter time in Humboldt Park, but it’s still full of life. The park is a place where the trees, jibarito trucks, and bronze von Humboldt come together. It’s where life goes on… Read More »Life in the Park Goes On in Winter
“Without a diversity of opinions, the discovery of truth is impossible.”-Alexander von Humboldt, 1828 Alexander von Humboldt crawled on all fours along a sharp ridge that ascends like a black stripe above the snow towards… Read More »Creation and Destruction in the Americas of Alexander von Humboldt