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Foxfire

Posted on June 22, 2012 by inga

The Finns call the northern lights revontulet, or ‘foxfire,’ after a fabulous mythical fox who swept snow into the air with its tail and ignited it. According to legend, if you talk to the lights, they will come down and … Continue reading →

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William Bartram

Posted on February 5, 2012 by inga

Three early American natural history writers had a particular influence on the development of nature writing: William Bartram, Alexander Wilson and John James Audubon. As Romanticism shifted the emphasis from the physical qualities of the landscape to the feelings it engendered in … Continue reading →

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Gilbert White’s A Natural History of Selbourne

Posted on January 10, 2012 by inga

Gilbert White believed that those who study “only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with: every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer.”
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The Mary Smokes Boys by Patrick Holland

Posted on July 16, 2010 by inga

“It doesnt matter anyhow. I own you. All things belong to the people who love them most.” Continue reading →

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