@coyote I thought so too!
I read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer earlier this month. OMG! i've never read any nature writing like that. Kimmerer (who is Potawatomi) weaves together botany, indigenous wisdom, and discussions of the ethics of motherhood. Moreover, her storytelling is extremely intimate. I had to keep reminding myself that I was reading something that's been read by millions of other people, since it felt like Kimmerer was sitting across a fireplace from me.
@jeanne-mayell I feel compelled to tag you since her discussions of the indigenous worldview and feminine energy seems like it would appeal to you.
@coyote psyched to get her work! Thank you!
I hope it is alright to post an ad although I didn't realize it was an ad until the very end. This clothing company seems to support the arts by hiring a variety of musicians and dancers to promote their products and despite the commercial purpose, I am delighted for artists get to work where they can.
I particularly like the beginning of this clip over the wheat fields because sometimes when I meditate, I imagine myself moving similarly in the air. (Being a dancer was an early life goal.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCbfq_-cd-g
That was so awesome to view! What a fabulous mini film! (It was barely an ad. If only all ads were like that.)
@raincloud That was fabulous! Loved every second of it.
Kimmerer has a chapter about helping salamanders migrate across a road. I remember you writing about going out at night to see migrating salamanders, so that chapter might especially appeal to you.
BREAKING!
a lost song by the beatles has been found:
from The Guardian
A lost, never-before-heard psychedelic pop song featuring George Harrison and Ringo Starr has been unearthed in a Birmingham loft.
Radhe Shaam was written and produced by broadcaster and journalist Suresh Joshi in 1968 for a documentary film, East Meets West. The recording took place at Trident Studios in London, where Harrison and Starr were recording Hey Jude with the Beatles and offered to contribute guitar and drum work to the song.
Beginning with a pealing riff from Harrison and underpinned by a steady backbeat from Starr, the song features Hindi-language vocals by singer Aashish Khan, but gives plenty of space for both Beatles to add highly distinctive playing. Harrison delivers a long, searching and joyous guitar solo, while Starr adds his characteristic drum rolls and fills.
Joshi rediscovered the recording at his home during lockdown. “It was lost and found many times … suddenly the lockdown was a blessing in disguise,” he told BBC Merseyside, where the song received its first play.
Mr. Joshi said "the song revolves around the concept that we are all one."
attn @jeanne-mayell ❤️ ? ❤️
here is "radhe shaam"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enZ8vhniQbc
@unk-p It's a clear Harrison guitar sound, and I LOVED it. Did you hear the words uttered at the beginning? I'd love to know if that is a Beatle. Couldn't tell.