friends with the natural world
as i get older, i find myself shifting my view of what the word "relationship" means; expanding it to include the natural world, animals in particular. so it was not a big surprise to find, among my book stacks, three about just such a relationship.
the first? "coast range: a collection from the pacific edge" by nick neely that reads like scientific poetry. (i take books with me everywhere and never ceased to be delighted at all of the conversations they can start with people i might not otherwise connect with. such was the case with that one.)
of like subject is "body of water: a sage, a seeker, and the world's most alluring fish" by chris dombrowski who writes about fly fishing and so much more. as a water-lover, fly fishing in the style of my late grandfather is on my bucket list.
and i just finished bernd heinrich's "one wild bird at a time: portraits of individual lives" which read nicely side-by-side with color illustrated "birds of north america". both in preparation for an upcoming birding expedition.
how might we examine our relationship to the natural world in new ways and what it means to discover not only our interdependence, but mutual delight?
the first? "coast range: a collection from the pacific edge" by nick neely that reads like scientific poetry. (i take books with me everywhere and never ceased to be delighted at all of the conversations they can start with people i might not otherwise connect with. such was the case with that one.)
of like subject is "body of water: a sage, a seeker, and the world's most alluring fish" by chris dombrowski who writes about fly fishing and so much more. as a water-lover, fly fishing in the style of my late grandfather is on my bucket list.
and i just finished bernd heinrich's "one wild bird at a time: portraits of individual lives" which read nicely side-by-side with color illustrated "birds of north america". both in preparation for an upcoming birding expedition.
how might we examine our relationship to the natural world in new ways and what it means to discover not only our interdependence, but mutual delight?
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