Letters From Eden

Has anyone read "Letters From Eden: A Year at Home, in the Woods" by Julile Zickefoose? It looks like it might be good. In the past I have enjoyed books that follow the seasons. They are helpful in reminding me what is out and about and I can keep a watchful eye for them.
Cheryl

This looks interesting

AN offering from WV Univ Press:
Finding a Clear Path by Jim Minick
http://wvupressonline.com/node/94

Beyond Your Doorstep by Hal Borland

I would like to vote for Beyond Your Doorstep by Hal Borland. The like on this web site has some of the pages from the book and I found them interesting. I am interested in learning more about the ordinary things we see about us and how he writes about them.
Cheryl

Marilee Recommends

Take a look at this site and book review. “Life List” might be a good one to read, especially after “Refuge” – they are somewhat related per subject matter. http://www.oliviagentile.com/ Marilee

Gathering Moss

In addition to REFUGE, I'm reading Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Thanks for the tip, Cheryl! I love the way the author, a botanist specializing in mosses (bryology), also honors her Potawatomi heritage. She says that "In indigenous ways of knowing... a thing cannot be understood unitil it is known by all four aspects of our being: mind, body, emotion, and spirit." As a bonus, sprinkled throughout are delicate botanical drawings by her father.

Hollows, Peepers & Highlanders

I am reading "Hollows, Peepers & Highlanders: An Appalachian Mountain Ecology" by George Constantz. I am barely into it and have already learned a ton of things. Thank you Ellen for suggesting it. I'm not sure it a book to generate discussion but it does have some WOW factors about local natural history.
Cheryl

A Message from JOY

Have added Winkler's book to and ever- lengthening list which contributes to an on-going dilemma of whether to explore nature via hike/walks , read or dutifully attend ADL's (jargon for 'activities of daily living"). Much prefer one of the first two. Thanks for another good suggestion. j