Thanks as always for your great recommendations, and your wonderful writing. The link to the history plant philosophy seems to be broken, at least for me. Looking forward to reading up in Agnes Arber tho, thank you! ☺️
I, too, am desperate to read more about Agnes Arber--whenever you might be able to put up a fixed link, Freya, we'd be most grateful! Thanks as always for the wonderful roundup.
The book was really thoughtful and insightful. With a background in archaeology, I've always been obsessed with remembering the past, but there's so much truth about remembering so that we may forget...and that the tension between the two is where the ability to create lies. Highly recommend it.
I come from psychology of learning/cognitive science background, where remembering is "good" and forgetting is "bad." However, perpetually refusing to eat potato salad based on one childhood experience is "bad" too. I am definitely checking out the book! 😀
Dragonfly-they are so cool.
Thanks as always for your great recommendations, and your wonderful writing. The link to the history plant philosophy seems to be broken, at least for me. Looking forward to reading up in Agnes Arber tho, thank you! ☺️
Thanks so much--the link should be working now, thanks for letting me know!
thank you so much!
I, too, am desperate to read more about Agnes Arber--whenever you might be able to put up a fixed link, Freya, we'd be most grateful! Thanks as always for the wonderful roundup.
So sorry about that, the link has been corrected now--and also it's here in case something still glitches: https://aeon.co/essays/what-plant-philosophy-says-about-plant-agency-and-intelligence
thanks so very much! It's a fascinating article and has greatly expanded my TBR!
I am intrigued by the idea of virtues of forgetting!
The book was really thoughtful and insightful. With a background in archaeology, I've always been obsessed with remembering the past, but there's so much truth about remembering so that we may forget...and that the tension between the two is where the ability to create lies. Highly recommend it.
I come from psychology of learning/cognitive science background, where remembering is "good" and forgetting is "bad." However, perpetually refusing to eat potato salad based on one childhood experience is "bad" too. I am definitely checking out the book! 😀
Lewis Hyde’s book looks interesting. Thanks!
Really loved it, has been in my thoughts ever since I finished it--the best kind of book.
Yes how dating has changed! I just wrote a post contemplating dating in your 50's yesterday. 😊
A beautiful poem:
"...One wave after another, then another, then the sudden
opening..."
Thank you.xx
I loved your post and those images--beauties!
The salmon article was super cool!! Thanks!
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Beautiful (dragonfly) photo and caption.
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