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With Compassion for Urbanites (How Do I Love Thee? #3)
I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning In Plants, People, Planet, Stevenson et al. reflect on efforts to plan urban ecosystems, and conclude that: “Ultimately, multiple ecosystem services must be considered (and measured) to optimize their delivery.” They also point out that […]

Dr. Beth Alderman
Feb 5, 20212 min read
With Foresight (How Do I Love Thee? #2)
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love the with the breath, Smiles, tears of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning You probably know someone who you kept intending to visit but couldn’t seem […]

Dr. Beth Alderman
Jan 23, 20212 min read
With Life as Scripture (How Do I Love Thee? #1)
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight. For the ends of being and ideal grace. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning As with Leaves of Grass, the loving lilt of Songs from the Portuguese touches the unity of life in time, the exalting expression of […]

Dr. Beth Alderman
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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