To Skip from Sharen - Moss book

 Sharen sent an envelope to me as well as to Skip - thank you very much. This style has appeared on the blog - the lettering is one of Lynn Slevinsky's. Somewhere along the line I corresponded with Lynn - but it was pre-covid - and anything that far back is getting hard to retrieve. At one time John Neal had some of her books, but I do not see any - I wonder if they are out of print. I wonder if Lynn would ever consider putting her books at an *on demand* publisher.

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My add-on for the day covers 2 related items - a book that I listened to and do not recommend to everyone, only the people who are fascinated by moss. I doubt there are many of us - but if you are a moss aficionado - here's the book: Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 

Here is the Goodreads review of the book. I'll post the other moss item tomorrow.

Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.

Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world.

Gathering Moss will appeal to a wide range of readers, from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment, Native Americans, and contemporary nature and science writing.

I would love this type of yard. It's all moss.