Nature Calls discussion

why do you read nature related books? what do you look to get from them?

Hello Benjamin
Sorry I have not checked this thread in years. I crave the tranquility of nature and need open spaces. I moved to the city for work 14 years ago. I was raised on a farm and have spent much of my free time in nature. If I did not have a camp (yes camp not a cottage) to go to, I would not be able to stay here. I get anxious when I don’t have time to go out and enjoy the outdoors; the sights, the smells and the quiet. Reading other's adventures helps refresh the feelings I have when walking/hiking/canoeing in the wilderness. I learn from their experiences how to better appreciate the wilderness, how to be safe and how to let it fill my soul.

i am reading Indica. to learn the natural history of the Indian subcontinent.. to deepen my experience living on this piece of earth :)

i also love Annie Dillard for the many altitudes she is able to occupy at once. so deeply personal and so universal. one of my favourite writers. why do you?

I have not read Annie Dillard. I have added her to my "Want to Read" list. Thank you for the suggestion.

I just heard about An Immense World by Ed Yong. It's supposed to be outstanding. Added it to my to read list.

Brett wrote: "I just heard about An Immense World by Ed Yong. It's supposed to be outstanding. Added it to my to read list."

This book sounds very interesting. Thank you. Added it to my "to read" list.

Thank you. Added to my list.

I'm reading In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land, by John M. Marzluff. Published by Yale University Press. It was recommended by a friend.

John wrote: "I'm reading In Search of Meadowlarks: Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land, by John M. Marzluff. Published by Yale University Press. It was recommended by a friend."

Are you enjoying the book?

I am. The first 50 pages were a little slow, perhaps because I'm familiar with agroecology, but it picked up at the point where Marzluff started getting out of Nebraska and more into Montana and Colorado. Some good energy there.