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@Trashcanman Thanks for the tag George!
1. I wanted to be a Naturalist for as long as I can remember. When I was 3 or 4 I had already decided that I would be a nature show host.
2. No snooze for me, I sleep through my alarm bad enough already.
3. Mottos are for people who remember things. I just try to be kind.
4. Green in nature, grey for clothing.
pickI‘ve heard it said, “That if only we had the faith of a mustard seed, then we could move mountains.” While I am unsure about the power of faith, I know we have damaged the air, sea, waterways, and land with our power.
#QuotsyMay19 Day 25: #Hike.
We did trek a fair bit while chasing waterfalls in Bali. It was pretty steep and quite scary for my city-bred teenager. We met an elderly uncle along the path, possibly European, with a huge bloody gash on his knee, but he continued going on, moving forward, with grace and good humour. There is a lesson to be learned there. Onwards, always moving forward. #Hike!
pickLove the writing of John Muir.
P. 118 “...for going to the mountain is like going home.”
P. 199 “Natures peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees”
Heading back from the UP! It's good to get away but I'm addicted to my phone and miss my dog and the internet terribly 😊
#friyayintro @howjessreads
This is me at one of my favorite hiking spots in Shenandoah National Park. I took a random Wednesday off of work a couple of weeks ago to enjoy the last bit of warm weather. Hiking is one of my favorite things to do!
It's a slow evening at the bookstore so I'm trying to decide which book I want to read right now. 🤔 Hmmmm...
Me: Oh that looks fascinating (Infinite Spaces). Hey, new author (Kate Atkinson) 😊 ! Oooh, I wanted that (The Lost Garden). Ooooh, and that (Beginning of the world). Oh, I REALLY wanted that, and in that edition too (John Muir‘s Essays)!!! 😊😊😊
Book purity at its best with thanks to @shawnmooney for a fantastic Secret Santa all the way from Japan ( #LittensGoneGlobal ). 😊😊😊😊
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#infinite #quotsy #quotsynov17 I couldn‘t find which of his works this was from, but most sources do credit it to John Muir.
Found these pretty hardcover editions of nature books at a local gift shop today... drool. (They also had Walden, Leaves of Grass, and a few others I forget now.)
For those of you that have read Muir... Which Muir would be the best Muir to read first? Is there a good collection? I'm wanting to be engulfed by nature
bailedRegretfully bailing on this one. It was too descriptive and I found my mind wandering. Now I need another book of essays for the @bookriot #readharderchallenge. Any suggestions?
After sleeping a few hours, I stole quietly out of camp, and climbed the mountain...it seemed a sad thing that any part of so precious a night had been lost in sleep. 🌌 (pg 23)
Our burning hearts were ready for any fate, feeling that whatever the future might have in store, the treasures we had gained would enrich our lives forever. 🏔 (pg 19)
Breaking out the highlighter because Muir's words are too good not to remember
