Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Finding Beauty in a Broken World by Terry Tempest Williams


An environmentalist committed to showing man's impact on the land. "I watched prairie dogs every day, rise before the sun, stand with theirpaws pressed together facing the rising sun in total stillness for up to 30 minutes," says Williams. "And then I watched them at the end of the day take that same gesture 30 minutes before the sun goes down they would press their palms together in perfect stillness. I don't mean to anthropomorphize, but when you look at a creature that has survived over the millennium begin and end each day in that kind of stance, it causes one to think about one's own life and speed and rapidity in which we live." http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/booksmags/bal-al.bk.review12oct12,0,5403035.story

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