Welcome to the weekend,
I’ve spent most of the week reading the work of Barry Lopez, whose writing on nature and wildlife is profound and beautifully written. You’ll see more from him below.
I am also working on an essay about C.S. Lewis’ address, “Learning in War Time,” which will go live next month.
In the meantime, here is the best from around the internet:
What are used bookstores for?
Keagan Stokes with a great reminder to chase your obsessions.
Naturalist and author Barry Lopez on living a metaphorical life, acclimating to new environments, and the necessity of taking care of that which we claim to love. Read more about Lopez’s life and foundation in this NPR piece published after his death in 2020.
It’s about time! Finally, some respect for the most autumnal of candies, candy corn. Yes, this is a strongly pro-candy corn house. The Germans don’t seem to share the sentiment, though, as the confection is apparently unavailable here.
Vienna has been designated the world’s most livable city. What goes into that designation?
Currently reading: Of Wolves and Men, by Barry Lopez
Image credit: “Spooky Screech Owl”, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, 1919.
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