I turn to nature daily for sustenance and a portal to deep rivers of joy. Today I'm offering a resource for those of you who share my passion for the natural world. I love to be out in nature, and sometimes it's satisfying to cozy up and read about it.
The resource is actually the author and naturalist, Kathleen Dean Moore. She is daring, wild and more tender than the violet blossom's breath in her descriptions of nature. Not only does she describe, she immerses you in the drama and wonders nature offers up.
Her recent book Wild Comfort, The Solace of Nature delivers. I've added a review (below) to help you decide if you'd like to turn off your immediate daily distractions and feed your soul from a naturalist's perspective.
“Kathleen Dean Moore is a writer whose senses, heart, generosity, and
intellect open in every direction. This book, filled with knowledge of
the natural and human worlds, is a superb naturalist’s handbook. It is
also a praise book: an illuminated manuscript whose life overspills its
own borders. In its grounded wisdoms, humility, curiosity, and in the
kaleidoscope beauty of its descriptions, Wild Comfort reminds
how to see, how to sing; how to welcome, with equal gravity and grace,
whatever asks entrance into our lives. It is destined to become a
classic.”—Jane Hirshfield
What is your way of connecting with nature? I'd love to hear your story.
Thank you for talking about this topic. I've flogged the 'go out in nature' horse for so long my readers may be tired of it. But there's nothing like it. Retreating to the wilds to canoe, kayak or hike is wonderful, but even in the city, there are always parks where the big trees calm & comfort us, & sometimes waterfronts with seawalks or lakewalks. I know how lucky I am to live in Cascadia, where walking out my door in a small town puts me in nature immediately.
Posted by: Ellen Besso | March 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM