How much richer the essay gets knowing about ravens. Peter Doherty too adds on Ravens.
Beautiful image of Gannets
Stramash
Beautiful image of Gannets
Stramash
When the first chapter happened to be on Aurora Borealis, I was not very excited to begin the reading. I dont like cold too much. But I warmed up to the beautiful writing of Kathleen Jamie in Sightlines. Even though the subtitle says Conversations, the author is predisposed to the natural world where the last polar bear has already been hunted and the 'Dont Touch' sign for whales in a museum is deemed a late move.
Consistently the author makes the reader look at his/her surroundings in a new light. We have all seen eclipses but making us relate to the earth's shadow like we are connected to our shadow - In each chapter, Jamie's writing has something to offer, more than keen observation of present state of nature. History of the land or object under study.
Pathologies chapter reminded me of Mary Roach's Stiff.
With varying environments like the icebergs, excavation field work, shore, the author takes up every opportunity to find where nature can be. The essay on St Kilda island reminded me of a travel essay - A Night with the Ghosts of Greece by Don George. It might not be far fetched to say that this book is load of travel writing too.
If you are not packing off to go watch icebergs or whale bones, reading this book is the closest you can get to them in your mind.
whale washing
Cleits
Consistently the author makes the reader look at his/her surroundings in a new light. We have all seen eclipses but making us relate to the earth's shadow like we are connected to our shadow - In each chapter, Jamie's writing has something to offer, more than keen observation of present state of nature. History of the land or object under study.
Pathologies chapter reminded me of Mary Roach's Stiff.
With varying environments like the icebergs, excavation field work, shore, the author takes up every opportunity to find where nature can be. The essay on St Kilda island reminded me of a travel essay - A Night with the Ghosts of Greece by Don George. It might not be far fetched to say that this book is load of travel writing too.
If you are not packing off to go watch icebergs or whale bones, reading this book is the closest you can get to them in your mind.
whale washing
Cleits
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