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Tag: landscape

Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

The landscapes we know and return to become places of solace. We are drawn to them because of the stories … More

grief, landscape, Nature, place, Refuge, solace, Terry Tempest Williams

Williams, Terry Tempest, “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” (Vintage 2001)

What is it about the relationship of a mother that can heal or hurt us? Her womb is the first … More

feminine, landscape, motherhood, nature writing, place, pregnancy, Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams

MacFarlane, Robert “The Old Ways (Viking 2012)

Touch is a reciprocal action, a gesture of exchange with the world. To make an impression is also to receive … More

Geography, landscape, Nature, nature writing, place, Robert MacFarlane, sense, touch, Travel

MacFarlane, Robert “The Old Ways” (Viking 2012)

The second thing to know about sea roads is that they are not arbitrary. There are optimal routes to sail … More

landscape, marine, maritime, Nature, nature writing, place, Robert MacFarlane, sea, sea roads

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