Thanks for pointing me to Field Notes! Looks like a good read. And the raccoons, OMG. As for the gerbils it reminds me of my grappling days. Tired on a Saturday morning, working on the mats, talking like old men over coffee in the bagel shop as we try to slip one another into a submission or a choke. Testosterone isn't all bad. It was mostly guys, but I also trained with Jodi Reicher, who has a lot of fights under her belt. I could make her laugh, and that's how I won.
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Eager to read your essay, wherever it lands
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My favorite nature reads? Lately it's Loren Eiseley. Like Lopez, he's very philosophical, but he'll drift into a complete fantasy and take you along. I'm also thinking of reading Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, again. A poet and naturalist who raised an orphaned otter on the Isle of Skye.
Thanks so much re: the essay and ... wow, that orphaned otter book sounds tempting. Definitely going on the list but not before Carl Safina, also recommended here. This makes me so happy, having an eternal, never-to-be-overcome list of wonderful naturalist books. 😁
So glad I checked it out to and 100% agree, they’re gorgeous. Those feathers & landscapes absolutely make me stop & take a minute out of the rhythm of life -- keeping in the Dharma of Poetry theme.
Thanks for pointing me to Field Notes! Looks like a good read. And the raccoons, OMG. As for the gerbils it reminds me of my grappling days. Tired on a Saturday morning, working on the mats, talking like old men over coffee in the bagel shop as we try to slip one another into a submission or a choke. Testosterone isn't all bad. It was mostly guys, but I also trained with Jodi Reicher, who has a lot of fights under her belt. I could make her laugh, and that's how I won.
P.S.
Eager to read your essay, wherever it lands
P. P. S.
My favorite nature reads? Lately it's Loren Eiseley. Like Lopez, he's very philosophical, but he'll drift into a complete fantasy and take you along. I'm also thinking of reading Ring of Bright Water by Gavin Maxwell, again. A poet and naturalist who raised an orphaned otter on the Isle of Skye.
Thanks so much re: the essay and ... wow, that orphaned otter book sounds tempting. Definitely going on the list but not before Carl Safina, also recommended here. This makes me so happy, having an eternal, never-to-be-overcome list of wonderful naturalist books. 😁
I love Carl Safina's work.
So happy you checked out Life in the Real World. Karen's photos alone are worth subscribing to!
So glad I checked it out to and 100% agree, they’re gorgeous. Those feathers & landscapes absolutely make me stop & take a minute out of the rhythm of life -- keeping in the Dharma of Poetry theme.