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Happy Earth Day, fellow Earthlings!
Walk gently, observe joyfully,
Live responsibly and respectfully!
And a special Thank You to Home Depot for the free pine seedling!
LEAVINGS
byWendell Berry
I remember this author from way
back in the 70s when he wrote for Rodale Press, the Organic Gardening
folks. This is a small book of poetry that I really enjoyed because the
poems were easy to read and understand. His themes are nature,
conservation, and outrage against what modern man has done to the
environment.
THE REDISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA
by Barry Lopez
This is a
very short book, took about an hour to read, deeply thoughtful, and
powerful. It's only 51 pages but the thoughts that he packed into those
pages...wow. The book is about about how the Spaniards exploited the New
World, from Columbus's time onward, and how we continue to exploit it
to this day. Well worth anyone's time to read and contemplate. Highly
Recommended.
TEACHING A STONE TO TALK
byAnnie Dillard
©1982
Whether she’s in the Arctic, camping along an Ecuadorian rain-forest
river, or exploring the Galapagos, Annie Dillard shows us nature in its
most colorful detail. Sometimes surprising, always fresh, her writing is
exquisite.
THE BEGINNING NATURALIST: Weekly Encounters with the Natural World
by Gale Lawrence
©
1979 I consider myself an amateur naturalist, but I’m not a
beginner. I’ve been blessed to be able to live in the middle of nature
for most of my life, and it’s given me a special joy and appreciation
that can’t be measured. I still read everything I can get my hands on
about the natural world around us, and I always learn something new. This
is an excellent book for people just starting to explore the great
outdoors. There are 52 short and easy essays that introduce so many
things you could encounter on a walk, if you just keep your eyes open
and look around you: plants (some edible), small mammals, frogs, snakes,
spiders, beavers, tent caterpillars, birds and so much more.
Once a person starts exploring the world of nature, a very natural concern about its preservation usually follows. I think everyone would benefit from stepping out of their homes and offices and seeing what they can discover in a part of our lives that is too often overlooked.
THE BEGINNING AND THE END and Other Poems
by Robinson Jeffers
©1963 These poems, written near the end of Jeffers’ life, were collected from handwritten manuscripts by his sons after his death in 1962 at the age of 75.
Jeffers lived most of his life at Tor House, a stone house he built by hand for his wife and twin sons on the coast at Carmel, California. He would write poetry during the morning and work on the house in the afternoon. He was a nature poet, and a poet of peace. He was particularly worried about the future, the threat of nuclear annihilation, and how mankind was ravaging the natural world. I like poems that make sense and read well out loud, and his do.
CLABBERED DIRT, SWEET GRASS
by Gary Paulsen
©1992 A look at old-time farming (with horses) through the seasons, the beauty of Paulsen’s writing is enhanced by the colorful and expressive paintings by his wife, Ruth.
Once a person starts exploring the world of nature, a very natural concern about its preservation usually follows. I think everyone would benefit from stepping out of their homes and offices and seeing what they can discover in a part of our lives that is too often overlooked.
THE BEGINNING AND THE END and Other Poems
by Robinson Jeffers
©1963 These poems, written near the end of Jeffers’ life, were collected from handwritten manuscripts by his sons after his death in 1962 at the age of 75.
Jeffers lived most of his life at Tor House, a stone house he built by hand for his wife and twin sons on the coast at Carmel, California. He would write poetry during the morning and work on the house in the afternoon. He was a nature poet, and a poet of peace. He was particularly worried about the future, the threat of nuclear annihilation, and how mankind was ravaging the natural world. I like poems that make sense and read well out loud, and his do.
CLABBERED DIRT, SWEET GRASS
by Gary Paulsen
©1992 A look at old-time farming (with horses) through the seasons, the beauty of Paulsen’s writing is enhanced by the colorful and expressive paintings by his wife, Ruth.
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