This is so well said — and so true of all areas of biology (and medicine), not just mycology.
“I have tried to find ways to enjoy the ambiguities that fungi present, but it‘s not always easy to be comfortable in the space created by open questions. Agoraphobia can set in. It‘s tempting to hide in small rooms built from quick answers. I have done my best to hold back.”
With a dedication like this, you know it‘s going to be a good book! 🍄🍂
pickI enjoyed it well enough, but I miss when Fortey mostly wrote about palaeontology. Or maybe I miss when he had a stricter editor. I don't know. I was much less hooked on this than his earlier work, anyway.
Despite/because of the personal turmoil (sick rabbit, wife with broken ankle & NHS shenanigans about who will treat it, anxiety flareup) I'm going all-out trying to get a blackout on #BookSpinBingo, ideally before the end of February, or if not, before the new card is announced at least. So this morning I started the day in bed reading about fungi.
My Oura Ring agrees it's a good idea! I don't usually get that amount of restorative time in a DAY.
It‘s finally Christmas Eve here on the west coast of the USA and I am settling in to open my #jolabokaflodswap package-
SQUEEEE!! Thank you, Shannon, I am so looking forward to reading this! Thank you for the book and the yummy Dove chocolates - I love them both!
Thank you Chelle for organizing this again. Merry Christmas everyone!
Mushrooms are cool!
You are invited to view my latest booktube episode about my weeklong fibre arts retreat plus five books I‘ve recently finished.
#FramedinSeptember #ArtReadathon #StrayaSeptember2 #Shaketember #LitsyCrafters
https://youtu.be/dtpAfK4XS4I
pickThis was an amazing book. To be honest I almost did not read it, I had downloaded the audiobook but the narrator was not for me. The print book was much better.
I also had to google a lot of the Latin names and the print book allowed for me to get the spelling correct.
