pickHiking in the mountains listening to this book.
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pickHiking in the mountains listening to this book.
pickI loved this more than I can say! A nature-infused memoir is nothing new, but this was more focused on flora and fauna than your average nature memoir. It‘s astounding to realize the differences between the way the world actually is and the way humans think/assume it is. Male vs female, binary thinking isn‘t the way to think of our magnificent world. Features Kaishian‘s lived experiences in personal and professional life along creatures. Read it!
bailedThis one just isn‘t working for me. I‘m not a fan of the writing or the structure, which frequently flips into memoir after a very short snippet of science.
I keep thinking, “I‘m going to have to figure out a way to explain myself!” because all of my most trusted Litsy friends told me I‘d love this and…I‘m finding it a bit of a slog. I don‘t know what the deal is, pals!
I need to return it because it‘s way overdue. Will put it on hold and try it anew when it returns to me. It‘s entirely possible that I‘m just burnt out with work and unable to lend it my quiet focus.
*Gorgeous* cover art.
Happened upon a literary festival in Lewisburg, WV. The board was completely covered the day before this. I was able to write a selection in the second slot (tagged).
Love this!
It is worth monitoring the chain of animal reactions when moving across remote areas. Some animals are notoriously fast at reacting and the slightly slower animals use them as a cue--mammals such as deer and rabbits will take flight shortly after birds have taken to the air.
pickWhat a little gem of a book. This is all about milkweed which provides food and shelter for the monarch butterfly but also many other species. The illustrations in this book are lovely and the accompanying text focuses on where this plant grows, its structure, diseases of the plant, the many insects found on and around it, and the story of a farm in California bringing back a native prairie. PS I currently have 7 chrysalises thanks to this plant!
“Hope, even a small, new hope like mine, can be a heavy weight to carry when you've grown unaccustomed to its heft.“
I'm trying not to spam your feeds with quotes from this one, but some are just too much not to share.
