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Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:39:49 +0000

Like many of the symbols in Terry Tempest William’s Refuge, the peregrine falcon appears at the very end of a chapter supposedly about something completely different: starlings. Williams talks of arriving at the […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:54:20 +0000

When I was younger, I would often go on tiny trips to small isolated pockets of woods. They were rarely actually far from civilization at all, but to my childish imagination they were the deepest wilderness I’d […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:35:24 +0000

I was most struck by how very deliberate and ordered David Kline’s life appears to be. I am far from accustomed to farm life, I kind of just figured it was messy and left it at that. I’d actually been slightly […]

Allison Secard commented on the post, Impactful Auther Reflection, on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 17:49:44 +0000

I definitely agree with your observation that Dillard’s writing is a strange combination of mundane and more outlandish facts and thoughts. Her stream-of consciousness form of writing is very unusual, especially […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:47:36 +0000

When reading Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, I was struck by her sense of constant observation. I found this book relatable to a startling degree–I’ve never seen my own thoughts reflected back at me, […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:53:54 +0000

The first thing that struck me about Brown’s Bog was the sound of the boardwalk. I wondered whether anyone was listening, but the sound of our class’ shoes on the old wood boardwalk sounded musical in its own […]

Allison Secard commented on the post, The Chipmunk's Human Experience, Johnson's Woods Post, on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 00:45:05 +0000

I love your discussion on the permissions afforded to man by nature–that we may name them, but that this act and all others should be taken with respect. I also enjoy your description of the flighty chipmunks […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 18:55:24 +0000

Maybe it’s an evolutionary callback to a long-unneeded instinct, but the cover of trees always feels like a form of sanctuary. Though the reek of manure pervades the entrance to the forest, the worn wooden path q […]

Allison Secard wrote a new post on the site The Nature of Nature 2017

Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:04:22 +0000

A decent car ride away from my home is a hiking path that’s well worth the trip. It’s a picnic area named for a misunderstood stone carving, known locally as the slightly pejorative name ‘Squaw Rock,’ contrar […]

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Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:54:43 +0000

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Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:48:02 +0000

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Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:12:41 +0000