Have you read any of these wonderful books by Peter Wohlleben? 🐐The Inner Life of Animals 🌲The Hidden Life of Trees 🍄The Secret Wisdom of Nature I’ve read the first two and absolutely enjoyed them. I now feel an even stronger connection to trees and animals than I had before. If you are looking for a non-fiction book that will open your eyes and remind you not to take our natural surrounding for grated, I highly suggest any of these books. Btw, this llama definitely does NOT think three is a crowd. However, if she had to pick just one, I think we all know which she would choose. Swipe left. 🦙 Disclaimer: No books were spit on in the making of this photo. . . Shouts out to @greystonebooks for kindly giving me these three earthly gems. . . . . . . #theinnerlifeofanimals #thehiddenlifeoftrees #thesecretwisdomofnature #peterwohlleben #booksinnature #lifeinthewoods #takeyourbookoutdoors https://www.instagram.com/p/CE1-QFBH3oT/?igshid=ecjfozqalb9d

Se a chuva voltar apenas entre o meio e o final do verão, será tarde demais para desenvolver folhas novas... Com a fotossíntese reduzida, as árvores devem usar a energia que economizaram para a produção das folhas do ano seguinte, e essas reservas serão esgotadas antes da chegada da primavera. Se elas forem atacadas por pestes, mal terão forças para lutar."

“No matter what the world claims, its wisdom always growing, so it’s said, some things don’t alter with time: ….. spring unfolds in its appointed time, the violets open and the roses, snow in its hour builds its shining curves” #MaryOliver It’s “Choose a New Book Day”! My favourite day! I get to go to my shelf and let the weight of a new book drop into my hand. Choosing is a carefully thought out process, much like looking at a map and finding the next area you want to explore. All of the books return my gaze, each of them excitedly asking to show me all the amazing things they hold inside, and me knowing that most of them have the potential to change my life. It’s hard to leave any of them on the shelf! It’s an indulgence and a delight to savour each one individually. This little book of 16 small chapters will be my Advent calendar of sorts - leading me up to the winter solstice, the unalterable, appointed time for the unfolding of light, energy, warmth, and life. #maryoliverpoetry #PeterWohlleben #nature #humannature #poetry #poemoftheday #reading #reading_life #books https://www.instagram.com/p/Clw15qOPhUR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Wherever forests can develop in a species-appropriate manner, they offer particularly beneficial functions that are legally placed above lumber production in many forest laws....hope that in the future forests will continue to live out their hidden lives, and our descendants will still have the opportunity to walk through the trees in wonder. This is what this ecosystem achieves: the fullness of life with tens of thousands of species interwoven and interdependent.” #PeterWohlleben, pg 245. I finally finished another book I started, two years ago. It’s one that sits very compatibly beside Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass (2013), and Gathering Moss (2003); and Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949). The common message of all of these books is their knowledge of how the world works holistically with humankind being inseparable from nature, the depiction of just how intertwined all of nature is with itself, and the call for people to live cooperatively with our environment, rather than exploitively. They make convincing arguments. #nature #humannature #trees #forests #reading_life #books https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ-Fx4PjDDm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=