Up next. I hope it's a feel good book.
pickThis was a slow read but pretty enjoyable. It's definitely a little idealistic, but I don't say that as a bad thing, and the basic premise is that there are indigenous traditions of land management and agriculture in Wales that can contribute to biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water management, etc. It's less about language than I'd been led to expect, but it does discuss Welsh a fair bit too.
so-soThis should be squarely in my wheelhouse and I expected to love it. But, not so much. Some of the writing felt forced & contrived. It‘s also not particularly memorable. I finished listening a couple of weeks ago and recall little about it. Of course I‘m willing to admit that might be my fault because a lot competes for my attention this time of year.
I'm not incredibly comfortable with defining “Welshness“ as being largely defined by language, owing to the suppression of the Welsh language by the English. Aaaand I think some people would be super uncomfortable with the fact that this book claims the term “indigenous“ for the Welsh (not wrong).
I'm with Glyn Jones for a definition of Welshness:
“To me, anyone can be a Welshman who chooses to be so and is prepared to take the consequences.“
bailedThis one just isn‘t working for me. I‘m not a fan of the writing or the structure, which frequently flips into memoir after a very short snippet of science.
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I‘m using up small amounts of yarn to make a cardigan. The design is End Times by Amy Gunderson.
The age of humans will pass.
Started this one as an library audio loan, but finished as a library book loan. Fascinating learning about the duck women of Vega.
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Today‘s haiku is inspired by my window seat view on my plane ride home from Hilo, just before sunset.
Note: Kupuna means elder in Hawaiian, to honor the mountain‘s revered status. It‘s the highest peak in Hawaii & when measured base to peak (including the underwater base) it‘s technically the tallest mountain in the world.
Window Seat at Sunset
Mauna Kea sleeps
kupuna crowned in soft light—
my heart, full of awe
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On a remote Norwegian island preparing for the eider ducks to arrive for nesting
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