Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Making Nature by Peter Timms

Find this book at your library

Genre - Non-Fiction


Take a walk with Peter Timms, or actually six walks, as he meanders off in six different directions from his charming little mudbrick house in Tallarook (where "things are occasionally crook", but more often wonderous; including magical encounters with wombats, with an echidna, with silence, or when closely observing his dog Max.

While walking with Timms through the bush, we are privy to his reflections on the environment, ecology, spirituality, history and on "seeing".

This last observation is prompted by strolling with a friend who has no visual sight, rather relying on some sixth sense.

I found this erudite story a delightful and thought-provoking read.

---- Reviewed by Clare, Guest

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