Michael Sumner

from the beloved social media curator Stephen Ellcock

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

For millions of people

And there is no better guide to it than Tom Bolton

In Praise of the Earth: A Journey into the Garden James Bridle Michael SumnerThe 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