pickI added this to my TBR after seeing the author speak at #TXBookFest a couple years ago. I don‘t read poetry very often, as I often don‘t enjoy it and it can make my mind wander a lot.
There were parts of this I really liked. As a backyard birdwatcher, I know a lot of the birds listed here. I enjoyed the descriptions of birding environments, and the addition of the author‘s experiences bird watching as a black man are important to hear.
Looking forward to spending the year with this beautiful book, albeit a chunkster! #bookmail #poetrymatters #tosoothethesoul
so-soThis cabinet of curiosities left me feeling cranky about its shortcomings. If you want more details, my rant review is in video format here: https://youtu.be/4VYsDnzFfBQ
I think I‘m going to enjoy the year with John Wright guiding my foraging through the hedgerows. This months his advice is sound - how to get the slimy off Velvet Shank wild mushrooms …. Fry them or simply embrace the slime as a thickening agent! 🤣
One of my new rituals for 2022 will be to spend the first weekend of every month reading from almanacs and my foraging calendar book - in the hope to be more observant and regain the vocabulary of the rural. Thanks @Chrissyreadit for inspiring me ♥️
Just finished my last book of 2021, which I've been reading throughout the year. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love John Lewis-Stempel. Haven't picked a 2022 yearlong read yet but might very well be another JLS.
Treated myself to this old book - which details the life and lessons of a hermit, Mason Walton. His cabin once stood along my favourite local hiking trail - and I often think of him whilst tromping through the woods. Excited to read his book!
pickGood info that makes you want to chuck yours and your kids' devices in the bin and head to the hills. I'm in the transition generation where I grew up free range roaming the woods while also experiencing the joys of technology, but I can say the loss of quiet wilderness is having a deeper impact the older I get. I'm glad I drug my own kids out while they were growing up.
