I choose the great blue heron who lives in our cove. Have already watched her catch fish twice and noticed she always pauses while it flips and wriggles before swallowing whole. Then she bends down and takes a dainty few sips of water. What must it be like to have food and drink literally at your feet. Her patient attention and waiting impress me.
I tend to the lazy use of nature and environment interchangeably. I don’t say “outdoors” much. The words annoy me because they are themselves distancing. We *are* nature. Here’s a clip on the etymology of “environment” -
The noun 'environment' has its etymological roots in the Old French 'environ' and 'en- vironer' (referring to such terms as 'circuit', 'surround', 'enclose', and 'circumstances'). The Oxford English Dictionary gives 1603 as the date of the first usage of 'environment'.
It’s so abstract!
Have you ever looked into “solastalgia”? Your interviewee seems to be expressing that.
For those who might not know (Wikipedia reference) - a Glenn Albrecht term, "'the homesickness you have when you are still at home' and your home environment is changing in ways you find distressing." As for the interviews, too early to know and I am purposely being distant in the analysis to not taint the findings with my own interpretation.
I can always count on you to go to the "root."
YES! to the heron. Might she be able to teach you some slow moments of patience?
My project this week is definitely firefly observation. Last night in conversation with heat lightning. So good. Also going barefoot more, thanks to you.
Definitely each term has its nuances for me, not the same definition and usage. And none are fully satisfying to use, for reasons like the one Julie stated above. But this is the choir speaking, so...
Yes, the choir for a theme can be problematic which might be why the interviews are so exciting. These interviewees are not the choir. That being said, I do believe we are all closer in beliefs than we give ourselves credit for. Even if the thread is thin, I believe it exists.
I choose the great blue heron who lives in our cove. Have already watched her catch fish twice and noticed she always pauses while it flips and wriggles before swallowing whole. Then she bends down and takes a dainty few sips of water. What must it be like to have food and drink literally at your feet. Her patient attention and waiting impress me.
I tend to the lazy use of nature and environment interchangeably. I don’t say “outdoors” much. The words annoy me because they are themselves distancing. We *are* nature. Here’s a clip on the etymology of “environment” -
The noun 'environment' has its etymological roots in the Old French 'environ' and 'en- vironer' (referring to such terms as 'circuit', 'surround', 'enclose', and 'circumstances'). The Oxford English Dictionary gives 1603 as the date of the first usage of 'environment'.
It’s so abstract!
Have you ever looked into “solastalgia”? Your interviewee seems to be expressing that.
Thanks for another thought-provoking post!
For those who might not know (Wikipedia reference) - a Glenn Albrecht term, "'the homesickness you have when you are still at home' and your home environment is changing in ways you find distressing." As for the interviews, too early to know and I am purposely being distant in the analysis to not taint the findings with my own interpretation.
I can always count on you to go to the "root."
YES! to the heron. Might she be able to teach you some slow moments of patience?
oh 100%
“never mind, I should just quit now and write a fantasy folk story” — haha! Busted! 🙃
::snort:: because I have no idea how to write a fantasy folk story either.
the blind leading the blind here
My project this week is definitely firefly observation. Last night in conversation with heat lightning. So good. Also going barefoot more, thanks to you.
Nothing makes me happier than your finding a nudge within the writing to slow down, feel, and observe.
Definitely each term has its nuances for me, not the same definition and usage. And none are fully satisfying to use, for reasons like the one Julie stated above. But this is the choir speaking, so...
Yes, the choir for a theme can be problematic which might be why the interviews are so exciting. These interviewees are not the choir. That being said, I do believe we are all closer in beliefs than we give ourselves credit for. Even if the thread is thin, I believe it exists.