cycles

across history, there’s a kind of ebb and flow between simplicity and excess, practicality and ornament. Almost like breathing in and out, cultures swing from minimal/practical to ornate/expressive , and back again. Here are some of the overarching cycles and patterns you see repeating in fashion, art, and architecture :

1. Cycles of Simplicity →... See more

Gardening is not outcome-oriented. A successful harvest is not the end of a gardener's existence, but only a phase of it. As any gardener knows, the vitality of a garden does not end with a harvest. It simply takes another form. Gardens do not "die" in the winter but quietly prepare for another season