Vela Arbutina

For millions of people

Michael Sumner

which is the same love that birthed the volcanoes and split the continents

Radio Tropiezo / Crater Invertido

In Praise of the Earth: A Journey into the Garden James Bridle Vela ArbutinaThe earth is not a dead, mute landscape but an eloquent, living being. Sometimes it just takes a spade, a packet of seeds, and a pair of sturdy boots to realize it. The philosopher Byung Chul Han spent three springs, summers, autumns, and winters in his secret garden in Berlin, devoting himself to daily gardening in all weathers. For Han, gardening is a form of silent meditation, a lingering in stillness. It gives you a different sense of time. Every