tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post4675759637901969770..comments2023-09-28T08:49:53.101-07:00Comments on Pines Above Snow: Audubon Arrivalspinenuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03252375994501208670noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-89907902247090981012008-03-25T09:09:00.000-07:002008-03-25T09:09:00.000-07:00Pinenut,I just read your comment to my pool monito...Pinenut,<BR/>I just read your comment to my pool monitoring journal.<BR/>A site I've used and liked <A HREF="http://www.u-s-c.org/html/vpfieldguide.htm" REL="nofollow">this one</A>.<BR/><BR/>Good luck--I hope you share your pics!<BR/><BR/>Nina at <A HREF="http://natureremains.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Nature Remains</A>nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-48995511443057909912008-03-24T19:05:00.000-07:002008-03-24T19:05:00.000-07:00Hi everyone,Thanks so much for the great comments!...Hi everyone,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the great comments! I appreciate being tagged for Birdnerd's meme and will be following up on that soon. Thanks, Rick, for suggesting Dream of the Marsh Wren, which I haven't even heard of but have added to my short list. I truly can't wait to read Life of the Skies, especially after reading Grant's review and Mike's promised review at http://10000birds.com/the-life-of-the-skies.htm#comment-80015, where he calls it "fantastic from the very first page. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate everyone's enthusiasm for good books --especially when you share you're reading. I wish, like Dave, I could clone myself (a few times!) and read 'em all. If we all read fast enough, we could even get Borders to order more copies of our favorites.pinenuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252375994501208670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-33168263626285034682008-03-22T10:47:00.000-07:002008-03-22T10:47:00.000-07:00Rosen's Life of the Skies was a real find for me, ...Rosen's Life of the Skies was a real find for me, too -- I had just picked up the only copy at the local Borders, which had ordered just the one in expectation of slow sales despite the excellent review a few weeks ago in the NYTimes Book Review.<BR/><BR/>For me, though, the theme that animates the entire book is previewed in the opening pages, as Rosen talks about the "second creation" -- Adam (and Eve) as namers and classifiers of the orginal created world. This second creation is the world of field guides, museums, ornithology -- the lense through which we view nature (and in Rosen's case especially, birds). <BR/><BR/>Rosen -- who counts "poet" among the many hats he wears as a writer, and the writing in Life of the Skies is painterly and poetic -- asks his readers to ponder the effect of this second creation: How does nature writing, for example, "re-create" the natural world? Is our understanding of nature tainted, improved, or simply informed by nature writing? At a more fundamental level, is science necessary to the understanding of nature, or is appreciation sufficient knowledge?<BR/><BR/>In many ways, Rosen reinforces themes in Pattiann Rogers' insightful "The Dream of the Marsh Wren: Writing as Reciprocal Creation." Rogers and Rosen together should be required reading for every nature writer.Rick Borchelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106871912859363558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-43957059720369198282008-03-20T15:26:00.000-07:002008-03-20T15:26:00.000-07:00The Life of the Skies is fantastic! I was very gla...<I>The Life of the Skies</I> is fantastic! I was very glad to see the excerpt in Audubon - the book deserves the attention.<BR/>I've recently posted <A HREF="http://www.birderslibrary.com/reviews/books/misc/life_of_the_skies.htm" REL="nofollow">a review</A> of it on my website.Grant McCrearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984074180865215561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-57105106682544916882008-03-20T10:01:00.000-07:002008-03-20T10:01:00.000-07:00I've been checking out youe great blog for a while...I've been checking out youe great blog for a while now and want to invite you to play the Six Word Memoir Meme game. You can check out the details at:<BR/>htpp://minnesotabirdnerd.blogspot.com<BR/><BR/>Have Fun!Minnesota Birdnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195796827595982160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-607202645053636502008-03-20T07:08:00.000-07:002008-03-20T07:08:00.000-07:00I just read Life of the Skies and was blown away b...I just read Life of the Skies and was blown away by how well-written and cerebral this book is. I'm working on a review right now but can at least confirm you made the right decision in buying it!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270174190098398240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-33673204670174700232008-03-17T20:51:00.000-07:002008-03-17T20:51:00.000-07:00It is a great issue. But the birds nest photos ar...It is a great issue. But the birds nest photos are the most beautiful part. Check it out!Starshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783825290207175461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004341184414147555.post-30674782456634171382008-03-17T07:51:00.000-07:002008-03-17T07:51:00.000-07:00So many books, so little time.It's moments like th...So many books, so little time.It's moments like this I wish I had a clone that I could assign to full-time reading duty! Isle Royale is one of those places I want to visit before I die...Dave Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.com