Peirce Lewis's Learning from looking...
There is an ease and familiarity with which Lewis writes, as though he has a particular fondness for each subject he writes about. I think that he actually did in a way, he certainly seemed to respect these men/geographers and that helps make reading his work a pleasant experience.
I want to copy some word here so that I won't forget them, these are things that stuck out to me as valuable to the study of geography:
Kniffen's work
was based on three premises: that the commonest material objects possess
the strongest cultural meaning, that material objects inevitably display meaningful
geographical patterns that can best be revealed by mapping them, and
that one was unlikely to discover either meaning or pattern without meticulous
field observation of innumerable individual objects.
Kniffen- ignored conventional opinion.
To Sauer geography is the science of observation, attention to detail being a key element, (no wonder I like it here in this field, I have so much attention to detail that I often feel strange and that I am some freak of nature, like Sauer said I now have to learn to use it for the sake of geography).
Ajax/JB Jackson: in clear unpretentious prose, Jackson repeated the
same message: look at everything.
What was the title of this article again?
I am sensing a theme.
The Cafe and Diner "Brownies"
This is one of the 3 remaining original places of business that Yuma has to offer today. All the other oldies have been crowded out and out-competed by the big box stores and chain restaurants.
Local Folk, Local hang-out, for the more seasoned crowd that is.
This is Bobby Brooks owner of the great cafe and diner that we spent many hours drinking coffee and charming older gentlemen
Agriculture field, one of many
Yuma got it's start as an ag-town, now it is a subject of sprawl and risks losing a lot of fertile land to development.
You don't see decks like this anymore, and sadly you may not in Yuma for much longer either.
Wood deck, the picture really should be rotated to the right, that is how I like to see it anyway, so go ahead and give it the ol' head tilt.
Yuma sunset, time for the bar, I mean more field work
"The Spot", Historic downtown Yuma
We really did get a lot of field work done here, I will prove it to you later.
3 comments:
I think your right about the theme, Jackson seems to be quite particular about his wording. Great blog!
Incredibly cool response to the 50 folks (I agree that they're a bit one-themed, but when you keep at it, you realize there IS a good bit of variety). Some of the ones you single out are people incredibly worth following, like Amory Lovins.
We can all use inspiration ... Don't let up.
Gee, back for more, but nothing new ... Just thought I'd check in and see what's new.
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