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bookishbitch

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses | Robin Wall Kimmerer

I started both of these last night. I just think they go together.

CBee I love this so much. Green is my favorite color 💚 20h

lil1inblue Beautiful yarn! 🤩🤩🤩 17h

StaceGhost Shawl or sweater collar? Also omg that variegated green 😻 12h

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StaceGhost Came back to say this is also one of my favorite books of all time 12h

bookishbitch @lil1inblue Thanks! It is called In the Weeds by Ontheround Yarn. @StaceGhost This will be a bandana. It's called The Age of Brass and Steam and can also be knit as a shawl. 5h

bookishbitch @CBee it is delicious for sure. 5h

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HodgepodgeandMiscellany

Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature | Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian

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Forest Euphoria was a balm to my bruised and battered soul. Rarely has a book spoken to my heart in a way that made me feel so understood. I‘m already looking forward to rereading this beautiful memoir, this love letter to the earth and all its inhabitants.

Soubhiville

Nature Obscura: A City's Hidden Natural World | Kelly Brenner

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At some point Libro.FM had a sale and I got this audiobook.

The author lives in the suburban Seattle area, and this is a series of essays about the wildlife she finds in her own area. Birds, bugs, fungi, plants, she talks about a little of everything.

If you read a lot of nature writing some of this will likely be familiar to you, but even so I found it engaging.

New to me- slime molds. I‘ve never thought very much about them. Cool!

AmyG Slime molds 😬 3d

Sace This sounds really good. 3d

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julieclair

Pocket Nature Series: Beachcombing: Cultivate Mindful Moments by the Shore | Sadie Small

What a delightful book! I learned so much about the shells and other various mysterious objects that wash up on the beach - mysteries no more! The author uses scientific terms, but explains them in layman‘s language. She also encourages readers to just soak up the relaxing atmosphere of the beach, being aware of all 5 senses, meditating, and pondering age old questions. Perfect reading for anyone who is at the beach, or dreaming of being there.

julieclair This was my #MonthlyNonfiction2025 pick for June. It‘s part of the Pocket Nature series - first one I‘ve read, but I‘ll definitely read more. #Pantone2025 #RumRaisin @Lauredhel 4d

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩🌊🐚🏖️📚💝. 4d

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Christine

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year | Margaret Renkl

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Due to an especially busy and draining spring semester, I didn't read nearly as much from @monalyisha ‘s #AuldLangSpine list as I would have liked in January/the first half of 2025. Hoping to make up for that in the second! This was so lovely. 💚 Many standout essays, and even though it‘s summer where I am, somehow the winter ones resonated most strongly, I think because of the moral winter we‘re living through right now. 😞

monalyisha Oh! What a nice surprise! 1w

britt_brooke Keep meaning to read this! 7d

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JulietteReadsALot

Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature | Rachel Williams

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What a wonderful book!! Highly recommend for kids, but also for adults.
Each page is beautifully illustrated, showcasing to the reader a moment in nature, reminding us to pause to admire the beauty of our surroundings.
Definitely a book crush ;)

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underground_bks

Something in the Woods Loves You | Jarod K. Anderson

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Soulful and raw, wise and whimsical, Something in the Woods Loves You is a memoir of severe depression, therapy and recovery, and the transformative power of our relationship with nature—a living invitation of kinship with and inspiration from the world around us. A new all-time favorite, full of passages I underlined to return to in times of need—highly recommended for fans of Mary Oliver!

Chelsea.Poole Fantastic review! I recently read and adored this as well 🤍 2w

underground_bks @Chelsea.Poole thank you! It‘s hard to do it justice!! 2w

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Chelsea.Poole

Something in the Woods Loves You | Jarod K. Anderson

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Yes, yes it does. And I love this book. A favorite read this year, and of all time. Mental illness and potentially triggering but my oh my did I love these words. So many passages to highlight throughout.

Nature is healing. 🤍
Highly recommended.

squirrelbrain Sounds wonderful - stacking! And I love your flowers - are they echinaceas/ coneflowers? 2w

JamieArc I‘m so glad you read this and posted it. I loved it as well. I almost never reread books, but this one is worth returning to. @squirrelbrain I hope you do read this book. If I remember, one of the chapters revolves around squirrels 😊 2w

AnnCrystal “Nature is Healing“ 👏🏼🤩🌸💝. 2w

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Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain yes! Coneflowers—they are absolutely taking over my back garden. Which is a good thing, mostly. 😊 And yes! There‘s a chapter on squirrels, one of the many sections set 30 minutes from home, at the university where my husband works which made me love it that much more. I could go on and on about this book! @JamieArc same here, I never reread but this is one I‘d like to own to revisit often. It‘s life affirming. 2w

TheKidUpstairs I've got this one on hold at the library, I think it's almost my turn! Pretty sure it was @JamieArc 's suggestion that made me put it on hold, glad to hear your love it too! 2w

JamieArc @TheKidUpstairs I‘m pretty sure I mentioned it in our email chain because I thought @monalyisha would really appreciate it. I‘ll look forward to seeing what you think too, Megan 😊 2w

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