tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post2477945025588267991..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Wild CreaturesThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-45415692351814328202010-06-28T15:39:26.170+01:002010-06-28T15:39:26.170+01:00George - yes, we commonly sentimentalise and anthr...George - yes, we commonly sentimentalise and anthropomorphise nature for all kinds of reasons, don't we? - so I think it's important to counterbalance this, and recognise and respect the essential 'otherness' of nature.<br /><br />And that's a wonderful quote from 'Wanderlust', HKatz...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-5087624054073521442010-06-27T20:21:51.606+01:002010-06-27T20:21:51.606+01:00I enjoyed Wanderlust and also wrote down excerpts ...I enjoyed Wanderlust and also wrote down excerpts from it that struck me. Like this one:<br /><br /><i>Walking, ideally, is a state in which the mind, the body, and the world are aligned, as though they were three characters finally in conversation together, three notes suddenly making a chord.</i>HKatzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653570160517335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-2501462018019946892010-06-27T13:18:18.133+01:002010-06-27T13:18:18.133+01:00I like both of these quotes, and relate to each. ...I like both of these quotes, and relate to each. Having access to wildlife, as well as wilderness, has a way of putting us in our proper place, reminding us that we are here to share the bounties of earth with others, most of whom we can never hope to understand.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com