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I‘m behind on reviews & discussion but I finished this for April‘s #Naturalitsy #BuddyRead I borrowed an ebook copy from the library & it‘s a quick & interesting book of essays about the Owens Valley & Mohave Desert in California. Written in 1903, it‘s wonderful nature writing & while my version may have suffered for lack of photos, the writing was descriptive enough to make me see it in my mind. While reading & ⬇️

April Nonfiction #ReadingBracket2025
I haven't read any of Amy Tan's fiction work but loved her memoir about bird watching 🐦‍⬛

All are welcome to join our discussion thread for #NaturaLitsy April #buddyread 🌞

🏜 Did you enjoy the author's style?
🏜 How did she describe the relationship between humans and landscapes?
🏜 Why did she suggest the desert breedsnyths and fables?
🏜 What emotional responses does the desert evoke in the author, or you as a reader?

Next up - https://litsy.com/p/ZUNqcmdaN0U5

And again, today‘s trip is Hilo but with coworkers so the reading will only happen on the plane. Hoping to finish this one today for #Naturalitsy.

#firstlinefridays

My favourite Sy Montgomery so far. A couple of enjoyable hours on audiobook, even as the book delves not just into the personal delight of keeping chickens, or the wonders investigated in the science of their cognition and behaviour, but also into those aspects of chicken behaviour which may dismay humans, and the reality that predators/carnivores and factory farming exists.
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