Friday, May 27, 2016

On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes

Personally I enjoyed Alexandra Horowitz's book On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes.  She lives in New York City and goes on walks with her toddler son, her dog, a physical therapist, a wildlife biologist, a sign-maker, a geologist, a person with blindness, a sound engineer, and an etymologist.  Every time she walks the same block but has a different journey.  The things she has learned from the previous walks influences what she observes on the subsequent walks.  She is a curious person.  I especially enjoyed the observations of the physical therapist, the geologist, and the sound engineer. 

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Stonehenge

Okay, I will admit I didn't go to Stonehenge. I went to the Belwin Conservancy in Afton. I felt like I had been to Stonehenge though. I ...